Hezbollah warns Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 5 km of border

Hezbollah has issued a warning to Israeli residents near the border, urging evacuation within 5 km, citing retaliation for what it called aggression against Lebanon’s sovereignty and civilians.

Hatem Maher and Nayera Abdallah/Reuters

6 March 2026 at 01:59:29

Hezbollah warns Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 5 km of border

Smoke billows after reported strikes on Beirut's southern suburbs, following an escalation between Hezbollah and Israel amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, as seen from Baabda, Lebanon, March 6, 2026.

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Lebanon's Hezbollah warned Israeli residents to evacuate towns within 5 km (3.11 miles) of the border in a message posted on its Telegram channel in Hebrew early on Friday.

"Your military's aggression against Lebanese sovereignty and safe citizens, the destruction of civilian infrastructure and the expulsion campaign it is carrying out will not go unchallenged," Hezbollah said.

-Hatem Maher and Nayera Abdallah/Reuters