Israel orders evacuation of zone in southern Lebanon before Hezbollah strikes

The Israeli army ordered residents of a specified zone in Deir Zahrani, southern Lebanon, to evacuate early on 7 September ahead of planned strikes against what it described as a Hezbollah facility.

The army said Hezbollah activity had compelled it to act and identified the target as a “Hezbollah terrorist facility”. Hezbollah is backed by Iran, according to the source material.

Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television channel later reported Israeli airstrikes on Deir Zahrani. The report has not been independently verified in the source material.

The evacuation order applied to a specific zone, rather than all of Deir Zahrani. The boundaries of the zone were not provided.

No casualty figures were given, and the source material does not establish what was hit in the reported strikes. The incident comes amid ongoing fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.