Israeli army issues evacuation order for south Lebanon's Tyre city

Published May 27, 2026 Updated May 27, 2026 08:05pm

The Israeli army issued an evacuation warning on Wednesday for residents of the city of Tyre in south Lebanon and the surrounding areas, saying it was “compelled to act forcefully against” Hezbollah targets there.

“For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately, according to the area shown on the map, and move north of the Zahrani River,” Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army’s Arabic-language spokesperson, wrote on X, attaching a map of the Tyre region with some localities highlighted.

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