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Israeli military expands orders for people in southern Lebanon to leave

By Thomson Reuters Mar 12, 2026 | 8:08 AM

BEIRUT, March 12 (Reuters) – The Israeli military ​issued new ‌evacuation orders for southern Lebanon on Thursday ‌which ​nearly ⁠doubled the ⁠zone it said residents should leave, saying ​they should move north ⁠beyond ⁠the Zahrani ​river.

The new zones, ​marked in red ‌in a map published on X ⁠by a military spokesperson, mean that the ⁠Israeli ‌military has ⁠now ordered ​people ‌out of ​10% ⁠of Lebanese territory.

(Reporting by Maya Gebeily, Editing by Timothy ​Heritage)