IDF issues evacuation warnings for 10 villages in Lebanon ahead of strikes targeting Hezbollah

On 25 May 2026, the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for 10 villages in Lebanon ahead of strikes targeting Hezbollah. It then announced waves of strikes in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley, and said it struck more than 70 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon in the past day. It also said it would strike Tyre after an increase in Hezbollah drone strikes, and that two Hezbollah drones crashed in northern Israel while a rocket was intercepted.

Netanyahu said he told the military to 'intensify blows' and 'hit the gas' against Hezbollah amid a surge in drone attacks. Two Israeli ministers called for power cuts and home demolitions in Lebanon, and Smotrich said he wants ten buildings in Beirut to fall for every Hezbollah drone. The Home Front Command tightened guidelines for northern Israel, and Bloomberg wrote that Israel would intensify Lebanon strikes amid US-Iran deal talks.