{"id":490918,"date":"2026-06-13T13:07:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T13:07:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/490918\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T13:07:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T13:07:14","slug":"israel-strikes-southern-lebanon-after-mass-evacuation-warning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/490918\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel strikes southern Lebanon after mass evacuation warning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Smoke rises from the site of a string of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh, June 11, 2026. (AFP Photo)<\/p>\n<p>\nJune 13, 2026 01:08 PM GMT+03:00\n<\/p>\n<p>Israel carried out airstrikes across southern Lebanon on Saturday shortly after ordering residents of 20 locations, including the city of Nabatieh, to evacuate north of the Zahrani River, according to Lebanese state media.<\/p>\n<p>Lebanon\u2019s state-run National News Agency said Israeli aircraft struck several areas covered by the warning, including the villages of Rihan and Sujud near Nabatieh.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military told residents to \u201cevacuate your homes immediately and move to the north of the Zahrani River,\u201d about 45 kilometers (28 miles) from Lebanon\u2019s southern border with Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Israel declared all territory south of the river a \u201ccombat zone\u201d last month and has continued striking the area.<\/p>\n<p>The NNA also reported explosions and artillery fire late Friday near the Ali Taher hills overlooking Nabatieh.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"newspicture\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1280\/853;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/israel-strikes-southern-lebanon-after-mass-evacuation-warning-3221853_202606131300_20260613130040_1..jpeg\" alt=\"A destroyed building is pictured at the site of an Israeli strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon, May 28, 2026. (AFP Photo)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-width=\"1280\" data-height=\"853\" meta-alt=\"A destroyed building is pictured at the site of an Israeli strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon, May 28, 2026. (AFP Photo)\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/s\/i\/i-fotobuyut.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nA destroyed building is pictured at the site of an Israeli strike in Tyre, southern Lebanon, May 28, 2026. (AFP Photo)\n<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah says fighters confronted advancing Israeli troops<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah said Friday that its fighters confronted Israeli forces advancing toward the southern Lebanese town of Majdal Zoun.<\/p>\n<p>The Iran-backed group has continued attacking Israeli troops involved in the ground invasion of southern Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Israel and Hezbollah have been at war since early March, when Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel following the killing of Iran\u2019s supreme leader in U.S.-Israeli strikes.<\/p>\n<p>Israel responded with a large-scale air campaign and a ground invasion.<\/p>\n<p>Lebanese authorities say Israeli attacks have killed more than 3,700 people in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Neither Israel nor Hezbollah has observed the ceasefire first announced in April.<\/p>\n<p>A conditional truce announced this month after a fourth round of direct Lebanese-Israeli negotiations in Washington has also failed to stop the fighting.<\/p>\n<p>More to Read<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/region\/iran-accuses-israel-of-derailing-deal-with-us-as-lebanon-strikes-continue-3221826\" title=\"Iran accuses Israel of derailing deal with US as Lebanon strikes continue\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/iran-accuses-israel-of-derailing-deal-with-us-as-lebanon-strikes-continue-3221826_20260612230921.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Iran accuses Israel of derailing deal with US as Lebanon strikes continue\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/region\/hezbollah-calls-on-lebanon-to-correct-relations-with-tehran-3221605\" title=\"Hezbollah calls on Lebanon to \u2018correct\u2019 relations with Tehran\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/hezbollah-calls-on-lebanon-to-correct-relations-with-tehran-3221605_20260609142944.jpg\" class=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Hezbollah calls on Lebanon to \u2018correct\u2019 relations with Tehran\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah rejects conditional truce deal<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah has rejected both the direct negotiations and the conditional agreement.<\/p>\n<p>The deal requires Hezbollah to halt its attacks but does not mention a similar requirement for Israel or an Israeli troop withdrawal from Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has said Lebanon must be included in any agreement to end the broader Middle East war.<\/p>\n<p>A senior U.S. official said Friday that a peace agreement with Iran \u201cincludes Lebanon.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lebanese leaders, however, have accused Tehran of treating their country as a \u201cbargaining chip.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah lawmaker Ali Fayyad said Saturday that Lebanon should benefit from any agreement ending the Iran war that also includes Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want the Lebanese state to negotiate for itself, and nobody is suggesting forfeiting this role,\u201d Fayyad said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, the state must abandon the policy of being crushed in the face of the Israelis and submission to the Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"newspicture\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1280\/853;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/israel-strikes-southern-lebanon-after-mass-evacuation-warning-3221853_202606131300_20260613130040_2..jpeg\" alt=\"A Lebanese soldier stands on the rubble of a residential building hit the previous day by an Israeli strike near the southern town of Burj al-Shamali, on the outskirts of Tyre, Lebanon, May 27, 2026. (AFP Photo)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-width=\"1280\" data-height=\"853\" meta-alt=\"A Lebanese soldier stands on the rubble of a residential building hit the previous day by an Israeli strike near the southern town of Burj al-Shamali, on the outskirts of Tyre, Lebanon, May 27, 2026. (AFP Photo)\"\/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/s\/i\/i-fotobuyut.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\nA Lebanese soldier stands on the rubble of a residential building hit the previous day by an Israeli strike near the southern town of Burj al-Shamali, on the outskirts of Tyre, Lebanon, May 27, 2026. (AFP Photo)\n<\/p>\n<p>Aoun says Lebanon faces \u2018fateful test\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Saturday that the country faced a \u201cfateful test.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEither its people unite around a sovereign state that monopolizes weapons, upholds the law and protects citizens irrespective of their affiliation or position, or it remains hostage to the logic of militias,\u201d Aoun said in a statement on X.<\/p>\n<p>His comments came as fighting continued in southern Lebanon despite repeated ceasefire announcements and political efforts to negotiate a broader settlement.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.turkiyetoday.com\/s\/i\/i-share.svg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>June 13, 2026 01:08 PM GMT+03:00<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Smoke rises from the site of a string of Israeli airstrikes that targeted the southern Lebanese city of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":490919,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[85,46,43],"class_list":["post-490918","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-israel","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490918","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=490918"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/490918\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/490919"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=490918"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=490918"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=490918"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}