Current sectionIsrael NewsIsrael SecurityDespite a U.S.-brokered cease-fire, Israel has expanded evacuation warnings and carried out hundreds of strikes across southern Lebanon, leaving large areas effectively off-limits to civiliansShare to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeReuters01:28 PM • May 29 2026 IDTThe cease-fire agreed to in Lebanon last month has brought little respite for civilians, who are being driven from a steadily expanding swath of the country by a relentless Israeli campaign of evacuations and airstrikes.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:LebanonIDFHezbollahCease-fire/hostage release talksCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Israel-Iran Live UpdatesIran DealGazaHezbollahIsrael ElectionsOctober 7HaQuizHaaretz PodcastHow Israel Has Turned Much of Southern Lebanon Into a Civilian No-go ZoneFrance to Investigate Israeli Forces' Treatment of Gaza Flotilla MembersUN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesAll of Israel's Rotten Apples Shelter in the Shade of a Single Tree: NetanyahuThe Iran Deal Trump Wants Could Leave Israel Worse OffRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'Israelis Are More Genocidal Than You Think': The 'Counter Hasbara' of Andrey XFreed Gaza Flotilla Activists Report Sexual Abuse, Rape in Israeli CustodyFormer Israeli Soldier Dies by Suicide in Miami at Age 23Netanyahu's Promises of Victory in Iran End in a Glorious U.S. CapitulationWill Trump Forgive Netanyahu Over Iran? The Emerging Deal Suggests Not'What We Did in Gaza Is Certainly an Act of Revenge for October 7'