Why is Israel attacking Lebanon’s Nabatieh, the major southern city?
Key takeaways
- Israel issued forced displacement for Lebanon’s southern city of Nabatieh on Tuesday.
- Israel hit towns on the outskirts of Nabatieh on Wednesday with “near continuous artillery shelling”, Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodor reported, coming as Muslims in the country celebrated the religious holiday of Eid al-Adha.
- Local media reported that Israel hit Nabatieh multiple times on Tuesday, including direct air strikes on a cemetery in the city limits.
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Israel issued forced displacement for Lebanon’s southern city of Nabatieh on Tuesday. Why is it focused on this city?
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Smoke billows following an Israeli strike in Nabatieh, Lebanon May 26, 2026 [Stringer/Reuters]Published On 27 May 202627 May 2026Beirut, Lebanon – The Israeli military ordered the forced displacement of the population of Lebanon’s southern city of Nabatieh on Tuesday, amid an escalation of its campaign – ostensibly against Hezbollah targets – in Lebanon.
Israel hit towns on the outskirts of Nabatieh on Wednesday with “near continuous artillery shelling”, Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodor reported, coming as Muslims in the country celebrated the religious holiday of Eid al-Adha.