Lebanon15 June, 20262 min read
Israeli Army Orders Tyre Evacuation Ahead of Airstrikes on Nabatieh, Targeting Hezbollah
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Widespread destruction in Nabatieh and nearby villages from Israeli airstrikes. Israel claims strikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon, including Nabatieh area.
Nabatieh evacuation and strikes
The Israeli army began implementing a military plan targeting the city of Nabatieh in southern Lebanon, issuing immediate evacuation orders for residents of Tyre and surrounding neighborhoods in preparation for airstrikes. Israeli forces ordered residents of Tyre and the neighborhoods and camps of Biss and Zaqquq Al-Mafdi to evacuate their homes immediately and move north of the Zahrani River, as Walla reported limited field operations on Nabatieh’s outskirts including specialized robots to detect explosive devices.
The Israeli army said targeting Nabatieh could constitute a “military earthquake” and described it as a strong moral blow to Hezbollah, while also estimating that Nabatieh hosts logistical infrastructures, command posts, and weapon storage facilities belonging to Hezbollah. In the same coverage, the Israeli army reported that intense bombardment continued across Lebanon on Sunday, and it said two Israeli soldiers were killed Saturday in southern Lebanon, one from the Golani Brigade and the other from the Givati Brigade, while the Broadcasting Authority said four reserve soldiers were injured in an explosion from a drone launched by Hezbollah at their position inside Lebanese territory.
Rescue teams hit, deaths
In Nabatieh, Le Monde reported that only a few hundred people out of 75,000 inhabitants remained on site, and it described how rescue teams continued working after drone strikes killed volunteers. Le Monde said Joude Souleiman, 16, was killed by an Israeli drone strike, and it quoted Mohamed Souleiman describing the attack: "The Israelis, whose drones continually fly over us, knew exactly who they were,".
The article also quoted another rescuer, who described the deaths of “brothers” as a "cold-blooded murder: a new Israeli crime." Separately, Al Jazeera Net documented widespread destruction in Nabatieh and nearby towns, showing residential blocks turned into rubble after repeated Israeli airstrikes and shelling at the outskirts of Zotour al-Sharqiya, where thick smoke rose as fires spread.
Displacement, ceasefire breach
Al Jazeera Net said some displaced residents began returning to Zotour al-Sharqiya and Nabatieh al-Fouqa aboard cars and motorcycles to check on homes and belongings despite warnings from Lebanese security agencies. It added that Lebanese security sources told residents to exercise caution in returning to towns lying on the outskirts of the "Yellow Zone," because Israeli forces continue to prevent returns through intermittent artillery shelling to keep the area free of civilians.
The same report said Israel detonated a booby-trapped vehicle on the road between Haris and Tebnine in the Bint Jbeil District, continuing escalation despite talk of relative calm. Al Jazeera Net also stated that since March 2 Israel has been waging a wide-ranging aggression against Lebanon, leaving thousands dead and wounded and more than a million displaced according to official figures, and it tied the ongoing fighting to a ceasefire in force since April 17, 2026 that Washington extended until early July.