Le pont traversant l'embouchure du fleuve Awali détruit par une frappe israélienne, bloquant l'entrée nord de Saïda, le 17 juillet 2006. Ahmad Mantache/Photo d'archives L'Orient-Le Jour
"For your safety and that of your family, you must evacuate your homes immediately and head north of the Awali River. Save your lives." For more than two weeks, Lebanese people, especially those from South Lebanon, the Bekaa, and the southern suburbs of Beirut, have grown accustomed to seeing such announcements while scrolling through their phones. Published at any time of day or night on the account of the Arabic-speaking spokesperson for the Israeli army Avichay Adraee, these "urgent warnings" addressed to people living in bombed areas have become, like in Gaza, a key element of Israeli military communication. Although these notices do not fully forecast the extent of bombings that follow within half an hour, their content nonetheless reveals the evolution of the Israeli army's operational plans. Until now, the military goal stated by...
"For your safety and that of your family, you must evacuate your homes immediately and head north of the Awali River. Save your lives." For more than two weeks, Lebanese people, especially those from South Lebanon, the Bekaa, and the southern suburbs of Beirut, have grown accustomed to seeing such announcements while scrolling through their phones. Published at any time of day or night on the account of the Arabic-speaking spokesperson for the Israeli army Avichay Adraee, these "urgent warnings" addressed to people living in bombed areas have become, like in Gaza, a key element of Israeli military communication. Although these notices do not fully forecast the extent of bombings that follow within half an hour, their content nonetheless reveals the evolution of the Israeli army's operational plans. Until now, the military goal stated...
