Israel issues new expulsion orders as forces press deeper into Lebanon

Israel issues new expulsion orders as forces press deeper into Lebanon Israel's military on Saturday issued three expulsion orders for residents of 13 villages in southern Lebanon, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said troops had pushed deeper into the country. The advance comes as Lebanese and Israeli military delegations held security talks at the Pentagon in Washington on Friday, ahead of US-brokered negotiations due to begin early next week. The upcoming talks will be the fourth round since 14 April. Israel has continued heavy bombardment of southern and eastern Lebanon despite a ceasefire that has nominally been in place since 17 April. The military said this week that it had expanded ground operations beyond a security zone encompassing dozens of Lebanese villages already occupied by its troops. Read more: Israel issues new expulsion orders as forces press deeper into Lebanon A mourner weeps over the body of a victim killed in an Israeli strike ahead of a funeral in Sour, southern Lebanon, on 28 May 2026 (Kawnat Haju/AFP)

Israel's military on Saturday issued three expulsion orders for residents of 13 villages in southern Lebanon, a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said troops had pushed deeper into the country.

The advance comes as Lebanese and Israeli military delegations held security talks at the Pentagon in Washington on Friday, ahead of US-brokered negotiations due to begin early next week.

The upcoming talks will be the fourth round since 14 April.

Israel has continued heavy bombardment of southern and eastern Lebanon despite a ceasefire that has nominally been in place since 17 April.

The military said this week that it had expanded ground operations beyond a security zone encompassing dozens of Lebanese villages already occupied by its troops.