The Israeli Armed Forces issued an urgent warning for residents of some areas of southern Lebanon to leave their homes this Saturday (2).
The Arab spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces, Avichay Adraee, asked people to “stay at least 1,000 meters away” from nine cities and towns and move to open areas, according to a publication in X.
‼️Urgent warning to the residents of Lebanon who are in the following towns and villages: Qaqaiyat al-Jisr, Adshit al-Shaqif, Jibshit, Aba, Kfarjouz, Harouf, al-Duwair, Deir al-Zahrani, Habboush.
🔸In light of the terrorist Hezbollah’s violation of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF is forced to act forcefully against it. The IDF does not intend to harm you.…
— افیخای ادرعی (@AvichayAdraee)
“In view of the violation of the ceasefire agreement by the terrorist group Hezbollah, the Defense Army is forced to take strong measures against them. The Defense Army has no intention of harming them,” Adraee said in the publication.
In the message, Adraee also states that “anyone who is close to Hezbollah elements, their installations and means of combat puts their life in danger.”
The towns and villages in the area are Qaq’a Al-Jisr, Adshiet Al-Shaqif, Jbeishit, Abba, Kfar Jouz, Harouf, Al-Dweir, Deir Al-Zahrani and Habboush, he said.
The fragile is under increasing pressure as Israel and Hezbollah have stepped up mutual attacks despite the US-brokered extension.
In another offensive, at least nine people died in southern Lebanon on Friday (1st).
Eight people, including a child, were among those killed in the attacks on Habbouch, the Lebanese Ministry of Health said, adding that 21 others were injured.
And in Ain Baal, one person was killed and seven were injured, according to the ministry.
To contextualize: The Lebanese Ministry of Health said more than 2,600 people have been killed since the latest conflict began in early March.
What is happening in the Middle East?
The United States and Israel are at war with Iran. The conflict began on February 28, when a coordinated attack between the two countries killed the country’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, in Tehran.
Several high-ranking officials of the Iranian regime were also killed. In addition, the US claims to have destroyed dozens of the country’s ships, as well as air defense systems, planes and other military targets.
In retaliation, the ayatollah regime carried out attacks against several countries in the region, such as the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Iraq and Oman. Iranian officials say they are targeting only U.S. and Israeli interests in those nations.
More than 1,900 civilians have died in Iran since the start of the war, according to the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency. The White House, in turn, recorded at least 13 deaths of American soldiers in direct relation to the Iranian attacks.
The conflict also expanded to Lebanon. Hezbollah, an armed group supported by Iran, attacked Israeli territory in retaliation for the death of Ali Khamenei. As a result, Israel has carried out aerial offensives against what it says are Hezbollah targets in the neighboring country. More than 2,500 have died on Lebanese territory since then.
With the death of much of its leadership, an Iranian council elected a new supreme leader: Mojtaba Khamenei, son of Ali Khamenei. Experts point out that he will not make structural changes and represents continuity of repression.
Donald Trump showed dissatisfaction with this choice, classifying it as a “big mistake”. He had said that he would need to be involved in the process and said that Mojtaba would be “unacceptable” to Iran’s leadership.
