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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
IDF urges evacuation of coastal Lebanese city of Tyre, surrounding villages ahead of strikes on Hezbollah
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The IDF issues an evacuation warning for the coastal Lebanese city of Tyre and surrounding villages and refugee camps, ahead of strikes on Hezbollah.
“Hezbollah’s terrorist activities are forcing the IDF to act against it with force. The IDF does not intend to harm you,” says spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee in a post on X.
“For your safety, we call on you to evacuate your homes immediately according to the area shown on the map and move north of the Zahrani River,” he says.
The IDF had already called on Thursday for all civilians in southern Lebanon to head to the north of the Zahrani River. It repeated the warning this morning as well.
#عاجل ‼️انذار عاجل إلى سكان مدينة صور والمخيمات والأحياء المحيطة بها وفق ما يعرض في الخارطة
????انشطة حزب الله الإرهابي تجبر جيش الدفاع على العمل ضده بقوة. جيش الدفاع لا ينوي المساس بكم.
????حرصًا على سلامتكم ندعوكم إلى اخلاء منازلكم فورا وفق المنطقة المعروضة في الخارطة والانتقال… pic.twitter.com/axvKIlW8IZ— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) March 17, 2026
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