UN Raises Concerns Over Israel’s Evacuation Order in Lebanon’s Tyre
UN spokesperson Farhan Haq, speaking at a news conference, pointed to the rapidly worsening conditions on the ground as repeated Israeli evacuation orders and relentless strikes continued to batter the city.
"The displacement order issued by Israel today for the entire city of Tyre, including all neighborhoods and Palestinian refugee camps, will affect nearly 44,000 people, many who were already displaced," Haq said.
On the military front, peacekeepers with the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) documented a surge in Israeli military activity across their area of operations on Monday, recording armored movements, large-scale engineering and demolition works, sustained logistical convoys, and airstrikes, Haq said.
"UNIFIL detected 48 violations of Lebanese airspace by Israel and nine airstrikes conducted by IDF fighter aircraft, as well as one separate incident of sustained machine-gun fire from an IDF helicopter, during which approximately 100 rounds were fired toward Bint Jubayl," he said.
Total overflight time clocked in at roughly 85 hours, with aerial activity heavily concentrated around Bint Jubayl, Tyre, and Deir Siriane, according to Haq.
UNIFIL peacekeepers additionally logged 446 projectile trajectories originating from Israeli forces' positions, "both south of the Blue Line and within the mission's area of operations," Haq said.
The escalating military activity comes despite a fragile ceasefire that came into force on April 17 and was subsequently extended through early July.
The human toll has been catastrophic. Since Israel dramatically expanded its military campaign in Lebanon on March 2, Lebanese authorities report more than 3,660 people have been killed, upwards of 11,300 wounded, and over one million displaced across the country.
Separately, Lebanese officials also called on the European Union to step up its support for Lebanon — particularly for the army, security institutions, and the battered economy — urging the bloc to match Beirut's efforts to stem the flow of Syrian refugees toward Europe with significantly greater financial and political assistance.
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