IDF prohibits residents of several southern Lebanon villages from returning home until further notice

Lebanese residents are prohibited from moving south to a line of villages and their surroundings until further notice, the IDF says.

In a post on X, IDF Arabic-language spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee warns that “anyone who moves south of this line puts themselves in danger.”

“The IDF does not intend to target you, and therefore you are prohibited at this stage from returning to your homes until further notice,” he adds.

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⭕️حتى إشعار آخر يحظر عليكم الانتقال جنوبًا إلى خط القرى التالية ومحيطها: شبعا، الهبارية، مرجعيون، أرنون، يحمر، القنطرة، شقرا، برعشيت، ياطر، المنصوري

⭕️جيش الدفاع لا ينوي استهدافكم ولذلك يحظر عليكم في هذه المرحلة العودة إلى بيوتكم من هذا الخط جنوبًا… pic.twitter.com/84UdCZDRxs

— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) November 29, 2024

Both the IDF and the Lebanese army have warned residents of the country’s south to delay returning home in the wake of the ceasefire that came into effect early Wednesday morning, urging them to wait until Israeli troops withdraw over the coming weeks.