What Hezbollah’s new battlefield tactics mean for Israeli strategy and southern Lebanon
BEIRUT: Israeli evacuation warnings spread deeper into southern Lebanon on Tuesday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to escalate military operations against Hezbollah despite a fragile ceasefire that has failed to halt near-daily exchanges of fire.
The Israeli military ordered residents of the southern city of Nabatiyeh to immediately evacuate ahead of expected strikes, signalling an expansion of the conflict beyond the border belt already devastated by months of fighting.
“For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately and move north of the Zahrani River. Anyone who is near Hezbollah members, facilities or military equipment is putting their life at risk,” Israeli military spokesman Avichay Adraee wrote in a post on X.
The warning came a day after Israeli warplanes intensified strikes across southern Lebanon and the Bekaa Valley, hitting towns near Tyre and killing at least three people in separate attacks, according to Lebanon’s National News Agency.
