Israel Re‑engages southern Lebanon with New Evacuation Order

Sun Sep 06 2026 03:30:08 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

An Israeli air strike in southern Lebanon kills one and injures twelve, prompting the first evacuation warning in weeks as a ceasefire remains threatened.

Israel has intensified its military activity along the Lebanon border, striking the aid cemetery in Tibnin and forcing an evacuation in Mansouri. One person was killed and twelve were hurt outside the prayer hall. This follows a fragile ceasefire brokered in Rome, with Hezbollah rejecting the terms and the UN reporting that hundreds of thousands remain displaced. The recent strikes mark a sharp escalation after a month of relative calm between the parties.

Israel’s latest air strike in south Lebanon

On the morning of Friday the Israeli Defence Forces launched a strike that hit the roof of a prayer hall in the Tibnin cemetery. According to reports from local media, one person was killed while twelve others sustained injuries.

Israel cites a “blatant violation of the ceasefire” by the Iran‑backed Hezbollah group as the reason for the attack. No statement has yet come from Hezbollah.

Evacuations in Mansouri

The Israeli military issued an evacuation order for the town of Mansouri, the first such directive issued in more than a month. The Riyad command blamed “forceful action” against the town, prompting local voters to flee to the city of Tyre.

Earlier on the same day, the mayor of Mansouri reported four Israeli strikes on buildings in the Ghazaleh neighbourhood, contributing to the displacement of families.

Ceasefire status and UN data

After the U.S. – sponsored talks in Rome that established a trilateral framework, Israel agreed to gradually withdraw from occupied areas in exchange for Hezbollah’s disarmament. Hezbollah rejected the framework, arguing it violated their red lines.

According to the United Nations, more than 820,000 people in Lebanon have begun returning to their homes following a lull in hostilities, but 360,000 still remain displaced, including 26,000 in government shelters.

Broader context

The conflict began on 2 March when Hezbollah fired rockets into Israel in retaliation for a strike that killed Iran’s supreme leader. Israel then launched bombings across Lebanon and entered significant swathes of the south.

By the end of the ceasefire, over 4,333 Lebanese civilians, including 392 women and 253 children, had been killed. The Lebanese health ministry reports 353 casualties since the ceasefire and 38 Israeli soldiers and four civilians killed on both sides.