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Amnesty International on Friday warned that the Israeli military’s sweeping evacuation orders across Lebanon sow panic and worsen humanitarian suffering after orders covering more than 100 locales in the country’s south and east, and the entirety of Beirut’s southern suburbs, displaced hundreds of thousands of civilians.
The organization said warnings provide insufficient guidance for civilians seeking safety and risk creating conditions that could amount to unlawful forced displacement under international humanitarian law. Many residents, including older people, children and people with disabilities, may be unable to evacuate or find safe shelter.
Displacement has rapidly accelerated as fighting escalates. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) estimated that approximately 300,000 people had been displaced within less than 100 hours after Israel launched a wave of airstrikes and evacuation orders across southern Lebanon, the Bekaa region and Beirut’s southern suburbs. NRC officials warned that the scale of the evacuation zones could eventually force more than one million people from their homes if fully implemented, while tens of thousands of displaced families already shelter in overcrowded public buildings or temporary accommodations.
Escalating violence has also led to civilian casualties. Lebanese health authorities reported that an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in the Raouche district of Beirut on Sunday killed at least four people and wounded several others. The Israeli military said the strike targeted commanders affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, though no individuals were publicly identified. The building reportedly housed civilians displaced by earlier fighting elsewhere in Lebanon, highlighting the growing risks faced by people who have already fled their homes.
International experts have previously warned that Israeli military operations in Lebanon may violate international law. In November 2025, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions Morris Tidball-Binz condemned repeated Israeli strikes in populated areas, including an attack on the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp that killed civilians and warned that such operations may constitute war crimes. The expert also raised concerns about incidents involving the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, emphasizing that attacks endangering UN personnel violate international humanitarian law and undermine efforts to stabilize the region.
Investigations published last year documented extensive destruction of civilian property in southern Lebanon between October 2024 and January 2025. Amnesty found that thousands of homes and other civilian structures were destroyed or heavily damaged, in some cases within areas outside active combat controlled by Israeli forces. The scale and circumstances of the destruction raised serious concerns about violations of the laws of war, including the prohibition on destroying civilian property without imperative military necessity.
The latest escalation follows continuing tensions since a November 2024 ceasefire intended to halt hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. That agreement, linked to the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, required Israeli forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon and called for Hezbollah fighters to relocate north of the Litani River. UN peacekeepers and rights groups have repeatedly reported that Israeli strikes and military operations in southern Lebanon, including attacks on civilian areas and infrastructure, violate the ceasefire, undermine the fragile framework and threaten broader efforts to stabilize the border region.
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The organization said warnings provide insufficient guidance for civilians seeking safety and risk creating conditions that could amount to unlawful forced displacement under international humanitarian law. Many residents, including older people, children and people with disabilities, may be unable to evacuate or find safe shelter.
Displacement has rapidly accelerated as fighting escalates. The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) estimated that approximately 300,000 people had been displaced within less than 100 hours after Israel launched a wave of airstrikes and evacuation orders across southern Lebanon, the Bekaa region and Beirut’s southern suburbs. NRC officials warned that the scale of the evacuation zones could eventually force more than one million people from their homes if fully implemented, while tens of thousands of displaced families already shelter in overcrowded public buildings or temporary accommodations.
Escalating violence has also led to civilian casualties. Lebanese health authorities reported that an Israeli airstrike on a hotel in the Raouche district of Beirut on Sunday killed at least four people and wounded several others. The Israeli military said the strike targeted commanders affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, though no individuals were publicly identified. The building reportedly housed civilians displaced by earlier fighting elsewhere in Lebanon, highlighting the growing risks faced by people who have already fled their homes.
International experts have previously warned that Israeli military operations in Lebanon may violate international law. In November 2025, UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial executions Morris Tidball-Binz condemned repeated Israeli strikes in populated areas, including an attack on the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp that killed civilians and warned that such operations may constitute war crimes. The expert also raised concerns about incidents involving the UN Interim Force in Lebanon, emphasizing that attacks endangering UN personnel violate international humanitarian law and undermine efforts to stabilize the region.
Investigations published last year documented extensive destruction of civilian property in southern Lebanon between October 2024 and January 2025. Amnesty found that thousands of homes and other civilian structures were destroyed or heavily damaged, in some cases within areas outside active combat controlled by Israeli forces. The scale and circumstances of the destruction raised serious concerns about violations of the laws of war, including the prohibition on destroying civilian property without imperative military necessity.
The latest escalation follows continuing tensions since a November 2024 ceasefire intended to halt hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah. That agreement, linked to the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701, required Israeli forces to withdraw from southern Lebanon and called for Hezbollah fighters to relocate north of the Litani River. UN peacekeepers and rights groups have repeatedly reported that Israeli strikes and military operations in southern Lebanon, including attacks on civilian areas and infrastructure, violate the ceasefire, undermine the fragile framework and threaten broader efforts to stabilize the border region.
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