Israel warns Tyre residents to flee before strikes on Hezbollah targets
Tyre residents were told to flee north of the Zahrani River as Israel said it would strike Hezbollah targets, hours after deadly attacks across south Lebanon.
Residents of Tyre were ordered to leave immediately and move north of the Zahrani River after the Israeli military said it was preparing to strike Hezbollah targets in and around the southern Lebanese city. The warning, delivered by Israeli Arabic-language spokesman Avichay Adraee on X, said the IDF was being "compelled to act forcefully" because Hezbollah was violating the ceasefire agreement and targeting Israeli territory.
The warning turned a major coastal city into an evacuation zone before the first strike was reported, underscoring how quickly the conflict has spilled into civilian life. Tyre is one of the biggest cities in southern Lebanon, and the surrounding camps and neighborhoods were swept into the order as Israel signaled that residents needed to clear out before bombardment. The move came after another wave of Israeli airstrikes across south and east Lebanon, deepening fears that families already uprooted by months of war would have nowhere safe to go.
The latest escalation also sharpened the risk of a broader regional confrontation. Hezbollah said it was battling Israeli troops north of the Litani River, about 30 kilometers, or 19 miles, from the border, while Israel said the group remained in violation of the truce. The ceasefire began on April 16 and has been extended twice, but both sides have continued to exchange fire during the agreement, keeping the front line active and unstable.
The human toll has mounted alongside the fighting. Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli attacks across southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least 31 people and wounded 40 more the previous day. Among the dead were at least 14 people killed in Burj al-Shamali, near Tyre, a strike that deepened anxiety in a city that has already been hit hard. Earlier strikes near Tyre damaged homes and raised UNESCO concern over possible harm to the city’s ancient heritage sites.
The war has exacted a heavy toll on both sides of the border. Reuters reported that at least 3,213 people have been killed in Lebanon since the start of the war, while Israel says 23 of its soldiers and four civilians have been killed over the same period. As evacuation warnings are paired with airstrikes, the front between Israel and Lebanon has become not just a military line, but a test of how much civilian infrastructure, history and daily life can survive before the ceasefire collapses completely.
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