Key facts
- Israeli airstrikes on Tyre, Lebanon, killed at least 11 people and wounded 32.
- Israel issued an unprecedented evacuation warning for the entire city of Tyre.
- Earlier Israeli strikes in the Nabatieh region killed at least five people.
- The UN warned of a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Tyre and its surroundings.
- Israel cited Hezbollah activity in Tyre's Christian Quarter as justification for the evacuation order.
Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese city of Tyre and surrounding areas killed at least 11 people and wounded 32, according to Lebanese state media. The strikes occurred before Israel issued an unprecedented evacuation warning for the entire city, affecting approximately 44,000 people, many of whom were already displaced. This escalation follows earlier Israeli airstrikes in the Nabatieh region that killed at least five people, including a teenager. The Israeli military cited Hezbollah elements' actions within Tyre's Christian Quarter as justification for the evacuation warning. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned that the humanitarian situation in Tyre and its surroundings is deteriorating amid continued Israeli attacks and displacement orders. Doctors Without Borders suspended its medical activities due to the conflict and displacement, expressing concern that forced displacement exposes civilians to further harm.