Air Raid Sirens Sounded in Israel and Jordan

Middle Eastern outlets focus on the human cost of Israel’s evacuation orders and airstrikes in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district and southern Lebanon. They highlight warnings from rights groups that Israel’s demands for mass evacuations may be impossible for many residents and could breach the laws of war. These reports also stress that Hezbollah’s rocket fire is framed as a response to Israeli attacks, while people in Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan face growing fear and disruption.

• •Israel’s order for everyone to leave Beirut’s Dahiyeh district is forcing tens of thousands to flee with little time or transport.
• •Human Rights Watch argues that Israel’s evacuation instructions in Lebanon may be unlawful if safe routes and shelter are not provided.
• •Lebanese roads around Beirut are jammed as residents try to escape areas targeted by Israeli warnings.
• •Hezbollah is firing rockets toward Tel Aviv and Haifa as part of what it presents as resistance to Israeli strikes in Lebanon.
• •Iran and Israel are trading missile and drone attacks that risk drawing Lebanon and other neighbors deeper into the fighting.