- Israel ordered residents across southern Lebanon to evacuate — unusually timed on Eid al-Adha — as it expands operations and vows to use “extreme force” against Hezbollah.
- Fighting has intensified: Israeli troops crossed the Litani River toward Nabatiyeh, with strikes near Tyre and Zawtar al-Sharqieh, and Israel says it hit hundreds of targets this week while Hezbollah keeps up attacks.
- The escalation has worsened Lebanon’s humanitarian crisis — more than 1 million displaced, schools and tents used as shelters — even as Lebanese and Israeli delegations prepare to meet in Washington.
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