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Israeli Army Orders Evacuation of 10 Villages in Southern Lebanon Amid Ongoing Conflict
The Israeli army requested today, Thursday, the evacuation of residents from 10 villages in southern Lebanon, including the Rashidiya refugee camp for Palestinians in the Tyre area, in preparation for targeting what it claimed are "Hezbollah-affiliated sites" in the region.
The evacuation request, issued by Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee on the X platform, includes residents from "Al-Hawsh, Al-Bazourieh, Rashidiya Camp, Al-Burghliyah, Bastit, Al-Hamiri, Arzi, Al-Matariyah Al-Shoumer, Al-Kharayeb, and Ansar," asking them to move north of the Awali River.
In a related context, the Israeli army confirmed on Thursday morning that Israeli warplanes killed this week Muhammad Khalil Aliyan, the commander of the anti-tank unit in the Hezbollah-affiliated Hajar sector.
The newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth reported that the Israeli Air Force carried out a swift strike yesterday against an aerial unit of Hezbollah that had launched a missile at a plane north of Tyre without hitting it.
Clashes continued on Thursday in the Lebanese town of Khiyam between the Israeli army and Hezbollah fighters, as Israeli forces attempted to advance using all types of weapons.
According to the National News Agency, “the clashes continued throughout Thursday morning in the town of Khiyam” between Hezbollah fighters and the Israeli army, which “is attempting to advance from the east of the town into the interior, employing all types of weapons, from machine guns to artillery shells and air raids.” The agency confirmed that the Israeli army conducted “explosives and detonation operations in the Wadi Al-Asafir area of the town.”
According to the agency, Israeli artillery targeted the outskirts of the towns of Al-Qiliah and Burj Al-Muluk from the opposite side of Khiyam with several artillery shells, causing fragments to reach nearby inhabited homes.
Warplanes and drones maintained air presence over the Marjeyoun area, flying at high, medium, and sometimes very low altitudes.
Israeli artillery bombarded Khiyam with heavy bombs, and Israeli forces carried out a series of strong explosions in the town of Kfar Kila, with echoes heard throughout the area and thick columns of smoke rising for an extended period.
On another front, the Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that Israeli airstrikes on Wednesday resulted in the deaths of 19 people in the archaeological city of Baalbek in eastern Lebanon.
It should be noted that Israeli warplanes have been conducting intense airstrikes since September 23 on multiple areas in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa region in eastern Lebanon, and the southern suburbs of Beirut, with strikes also affecting the capital Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and the north. The Israeli army began a focused ground operation in southern Lebanon on October 1.
Overall, Israeli shelling of Lebanon has resulted in 2,822 deaths and 12,000 injuries, including a significant number of children and women, in addition to approximately 1.4 million displaced individuals, with most casualties and displacements recorded after September 23.
Daily, Hezbollah responds by launching rockets, drones, and artillery shells targeting military sites, intelligence facilities, military gatherings, and settlements.
