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IDF orders 14 villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate as it braces for more attacks

The Israeli military has ordered residents of 14 villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate “immediately” for “their own safety.”

The IDF has repeatedly issued evacuation orders during its air and ground offensive aimed at degrading Hezbollah infrastructure in southern Lebanon.

In the latest warning, IDF spokesman Avichai Adrai said in Arabic that residents of 14 villages should flee north of the Awali River.

“Anyone who is near Hezbollah elements, facilities or weapons is putting (their) life in danger,” he wrote in a message to X.

“You are prohibited from traveling south. Any movement south may be dangerous to your life. We will inform you in due course so that you return to your homes as soon as conditions are suitable,” he wrote.

Hezbollah issued a similar warning last night, asking residents to leave their homes in 25 towns in northern Israel that it said had become “legitimate military targets.”