"Hours after Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel on 2 March, the Israeli military issued forced evacuation orders for more than 100 villages close to the Lebanese-Israeli border. Bombing quickly followed. Tens of thousands of residents of south Lebanon began heading north, taking shelter in cities such as Tyre, Sidon and Beirut. Many people outside the formal evacuation zones fled their homes prematurely, recalling the autumn 2024 war in which Israel bombed wide swathes of south Lebanon without warning."
"On 4 March, the Israeli military told all people living south of the Litani River to head northwards. On 12 March, forced evacuation orders were issued up to the Zahrani River, adding another chunk of south Lebanon to the Israeli-declared no man's land. Further north still, evacuation orders were issued for the southern suburbs of Beirut. Step by step, Israel had ordered roughly 14.3% of Lebanon's territory to be vacated displacing more than 1.2 million people from their homes."
"More than two months after fighting began, most of the residents of south Lebanon remain displaced. Many of their homes lie in ruins, destroyed in airstrikes or controlled demolitions. Return is impossible for those from areas under the yellow line, an area established by Israel after the 17 April ceasefire along the Lebanon-Israel border comprising more than 50 villages occupied by Israeli soldiers."
"The areas under the yellow line comprise about 608 sq km, or approximately 6% of Lebanese territory, which is now under Israeli occupation. Despite the Lebanon-Israel ceasefire, Israel continues to carry out strikes across Lebanon, and Hezbollah has continued to attack Israeli soldiers there. The yellow line is a term imported from Gaza, one of a number of mili"
Hours after Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel on 2 March, Israeli forces ordered the evacuation of more than 100 border villages and began bombing. Tens of thousands of residents moved north toward cities including Tyre, Sidon, and Beirut, while some fled earlier than formal zones. On 4 March, all people living south of the Litani River were ordered to go north. On 12 March, evacuation orders expanded up to the Zahrani River, and later orders covered parts of the southern suburbs of Beirut. Step by step, about 14.3% of Lebanon’s territory was ordered vacated, displacing more than 1.2 million people, mostly from south Lebanon. Many homes were destroyed, and return is impossible for areas under a yellow line established after the 17 April ceasefire, covering over 50 villages and about 608 sq km under Israeli occupation. Strikes continued across Lebanon despite the ceasefire, while Hezbollah continued attacks on Israeli soldiers.
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