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IDF launches strikes in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah drone attack

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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  • The IDF said it launched strikes in southern Lebanon after Hezbollah sent two drones toward troops operating inside the security zone.
  • Israeli soldiers shot at the drones and brought down one; the military reported no injuries.
  • Israel issued an evacuation order for residents near a Hezbollah facility in Arab Salim and urged them to stay at least 300 meters away.

The Israeli military began a wave of strikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday morning after Hezbollah launched two drones toward troops operating inside the security zone, according to the IDF.

Israeli soldiers opened fire during the attack and brought down one of the drones. The military said no IDF personnel were injured.

We urge all residents present in the building marked in red on the attached map and the adjacent buildings to evacuate immediately.

· Lt. Col. Ella WaweyaThe IDF Arabic-language spokesperson issued an evacuation warning before the strikes.

Before the strikes began, IDF Arabic-language spokesperson Lt. Col. Ella Waweya issued an evacuation order to residents of Arab Salim, a town in southern Lebanon. The order targeted people in a building marked in red on a map posted on X, as well as residents of adjacent buildings.

“We urge all residents present in the building marked in red on the attached map and the adjacent buildings to evacuate immediately,” Waweya wrote. She said the building was near a Hezbollah facility that the IDF planned to target, and warned residents to remain at least 300 meters away. “Remaining in the area of the building marked in red puts you at risk.”

Remaining in the area of the building marked in red puts you at risk.

· Lt. Col. Ella WaweyaWaweya warned residents near the suspected Hezbollah facility to leave the area.
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