The forced expulsion of Ain Arab—where Israeli soldiers went door to door, forcing residents from their homes at gunpoint—was a striking example of the Israeli military’s campaign to ethnically cleanse villages across southern Lebanon. Human rights advocates and locals told Drop Site they hadn’t heard of a similar incident occurring in this latest phase of the war—the Israeli military typically bombs and shells areas to forcibly displace residents. Over 1.2 million people have been displaced in Lebanon since March 2, and many have no idea if or when they will be able to return to their homes.
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Israeli military orders residents of 8 Lebanese towns, villages to flee
The towns and villages under the Israeli military’s latest forced displacement orders are Libbaya, Yohmor, Ayn al-Tineh and Sohmor in the Bekaa Valley, and Kfer Melki, Houmin al-Fawqa, Tefahta and Mazraat Sinay in the south of the country.