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Israel Expands War on Lebanon, Orders Evacuation of 14% of Country

2026-05-28 News & Politics
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Support our work: https://democracynow.org/donate/sm-desc-yt Amid stalled U.S.-Iran peace talks, Israel has intensified its attacks across Lebanon and on Wednesday issued an evacuation order for all areas south of the Zahrani River — about 14% of the country. That includes Tyre, one of Lebanon's largest cities. "It's hard to see an end in sight," says Ramzi Kaiss, researcher at Human Rights Watch, who notes that nearly 1,000 people have been killed in Lebanon since the April 16 U.S.-brokered ceasefire. "The Israeli government has repeatedly not only violated the laws of war, but continues to declare its intention to commit more atrocities … And they're able to do so because there's no restraint on the Israeli military." Democracy Now! is an independent global news hour that airs on over 1,500 TV and radio stations Monday through Friday. Watch our livestream at democracynow.org Mondays to Fridays 8-9 a.m. ET. Subscribe to our Daily Email Digest: https://democracynow.org/subscribe

Top Comments (10)

@napalmholocaust9093 2026-05-28

They'll stop where the water stops, they'll never stop.

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@RichardParker32 2026-05-28

Can you imagine Russia ordering an "evacuation" of the entirety of California (12% of US population, 5% of territory), and the rest of the world's media responding "Look how moral the Russian army is, they issued a warning to civilians to evacuate before leveling their homes"?

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@yamadakenji4143 2026-05-28

And yet some still claim colonialism is a thing of the past

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@zimnokrwisty5005 2026-05-28

Co w tej sytuacji robi armia Libanu???

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@gypsygrizzly1 2026-05-29

Merci beaucoup nermeen

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@Ahab-0691 2026-05-28

War within war within war. Bad blood

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@lorrieland922 2026-05-28

Let's keep it real. American society has fundamentally changed. We were once united in our pursuit for freedom and equality and a tolerance of people who defied the system. Now, they talk a good game, speak elequently about how intelligent they think they are and how peaceful and loving they are towards the fellow man and how much they want to unite us all, to peacefully defeat the common enemy aka oligarchs. But have you tried uniting with them? They abandoned us long ago, over petty politics or human error. They are intolerant, unforgiving and very petty. They are not interested in helping anyone who genuinely needs it. It's a burden and inconvenience. They accuse the disadvantaged of laziness and treat them with contempt. And you're expected to accept this mistreatment with a happy smile. Don't get upset or fight back against the mistreatment, or you become the bad person. This is my country today. I'm sorry to say. Until this changes, Americans are incapable of problem solving. If they can't help their fellow countrymen and women, they are incapable of helpng anyone else. America, at the crossroads.

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@zwierzpolski 2026-05-29

Smotrich’s language is just like Heinrich Himmler’s – it’s Nazi vocabulary! You only have to look at one of Himmler’s speeches; there’s no difference. That’s how the Nazis spoke about Jews and Poles

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@adiroots 2026-06-01

I just cannot understand how this entity gets away with all these crimes.

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@nineseven420empire3 2026-05-28

MURDER is MURDER>

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