Israel drops leaflets over south Lebanon town ordering residents to leave

The ceasefire holds, but Israel is still pushing residents out of their homes

A man looks out from inside his tent, after Beirut municipality instructed displaced residents living on public sidewalks to move to official shelter, following the interim deal between the US and Iran, in Beirut, Lebanon, Jun 25, 2026. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi

Israeli forces dropped leaflets over the southern Lebanese town of Mansouri on Friday ordering residents to leave, Lebanese state media reported, the first such order issued since a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah took effect.

A senior Lebanese military official said Israel had recently added the town to a zone occupied by Israeli troops inside southern Lebanon.

Lebanese officials say Israeli troops are enforcing the zone's northern boundary by firing at anyone approaching it, including civilians and Lebanese soldiers.

The military official said farmers had continued to enter and leave Mansouri, but had not been living there.