Israel plans 'security zone' in Lebanon as one million face permanent displacement

Israel plans 'security zone' in Lebanon as one million face permanent displacement An Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight, an area under a renewed blanket evacuation order as Israel expands its ground offensive in Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported. The orders, reissued earlier in the evening, are part of a series of evacuation directives that have been in place for weeks and now extend across large parts of southern Lebanon up to the Zahrani River, the report said. Israeli troops have operated at multiple locations inside Lebanon in recent weeks, with military officials signalling plans to broaden the campaign and establish what they describe as a “security zone” up to the Litani River. The ground invasion of Lebanese territory by Israeli troops has heightened fears among residents that the zone could become permanent and that many of the roughly one million people displaced may be unable to return to their homes.

An Israeli strike hit Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight, an area under a renewed blanket evacuation order as Israel expands its ground offensive in Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported.

The orders, reissued earlier in the evening, are part of a series of evacuation directives that have been in place for weeks and now extend across large parts of southern Lebanon up to the Zahrani River, the report said.

Israeli troops have operated at multiple locations inside Lebanon in recent weeks, with military officials signalling plans to broaden the campaign and establish what they describe as a “security zone” up to the Litani River.

The ground invasion of Lebanese territory by Israeli troops has heightened fears among residents that the zone could become permanent and that many of the roughly one million people displaced may be unable to return to their homes.