Israel attacks Tyre in Lebanon, tells all residents to leave

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: June 9, 2026Country: Lebanon

World / InternationalPolitics

Israel attacks Tyre in Lebanon, tells all residents to leave

Several people have been killed by Israeli bombing in Tyre, southern Lebanon, despite warnings from Iran to stop attacking the country. Israeli forces have also issued city-wide forced displacement orders for people in Tyre. Al Jazeera's Obaida Hitto is there.

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