Overview
- Israel ordered residents of 16 towns in south Lebanon to evacuate on Tuesday, directing people toward Sidon as forces operate inside a so‑called Yellow Line that Israeli officials describe as a strip up to about 10 kilometers deep.
- An explosive drone attack in southern Lebanon wounded one Israeli soldier seriously and another lightly on Monday, following Sunday’s strike that killed 19-year-old Sgt. Idan Fooks and injured six others.
- The IDF said it blew up a large Hezbollah tunnel system near Qantara on Tuesday, describing a roughly 2‑kilometer route dug deep underground and destroyed with about 450 tons of explosives.
- Front-line officers warned that small explosive and first‑person‑view drones now outstrip current defenses, prompting improvised nets over positions as leaders fast‑track a project to counter the threat.
- Israeli officials pressed the UN over Hezbollah activity near UNIFIL posts and cited roughly 10,000 launches since March 2, as both sides keep trading limited fire under a U.S.‑brokered ceasefire that remains fragile.