New wave of displacement from Lebanon's Tyre district after Israeli evacuation warning

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(18 Mar 2026) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Saida, Lebanon - 18 March 2026 1. Wide gate of Lebanese University branch with banner reading (Arabic): “The Lebanese University – Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, Fifth Branch” 2. Various of displaced families in shelter, some carrying mattresses 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Saad Ghazzawi, supervisor of displaced centre: “We currently have around 220 people, averaging about 23 families. Unfortunately, we had to accommodate them without mattresses or blankets because the situation was difficult. Now, all the necessary supplies have been secured for the guests, and we are doing our best to provide them with as much comfort as possible.” 4. Various of displaced families in playground of the university 5. Various of Lutfi Tormos, displaced old man from Ain Baal near Tyre, sitting in displacement centre 6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Lutfi Tormos, displaced from Ain Baal in Tyre district: “I came because Israel threatened, and I live in Ain Baal in the Tyre area. I am from the Tormos family. I came here and stayed the night, and I am still here waiting for God’s relief, hoping we can return to our home, only God knows when.” 7. Various of girl sitting and bag of bread beside her 8. Wide of family putting mattresses on floor of classroom in the university 9. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Batoul Shamseddine, displaced from Tyre district: “Yesterday around noon, we turned on the phone and saw there was a serious warning for the villages around us - Al-Maashouk, Al-Masaken, Al-Bass, Tyre - all the areas around Burj Al-Shamali. We immediately packed whatever we could and ran out to the street. My son-in-law managed to stop a car for us, and that night we went down to Tyre. We found people everywhere out in the streets, everything was in chaos, like the Day of Judgment.” 10. Various of classroom used as displacement shelter with mattresses and bags on desks 11.SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Batoul Shamseddine, displaced from Tyre district: “Let everyone see what Israel is doing to us! They didn’t leave any place untouched, may God take revenge on them! There isn’t a single place they didn’t strike!” 12. Wide of woman preparing mattress on floor 13. Wide of clothes hanging in playground of university STORYLINE: The Israeli military issued an evacuation warning for residents of the southern coastal city of Tyre late Tuesday, prompting hundreds of Lebanese families to flee north. The Israeli army called on residents of Tyre and nearby villages including camps for Palestinian refugees to leave their homes immediately and move north of the Zahrani River, south of the port city of Saida. In Saida, the Lebanese University opened its doors to people displaced from the Tyre district. Shelter organizers said about 220 people - about 23 families - were staying on campus. “Unfortunately, we had to accommodate them without mattresses or blankets because the situation was difficult,” said Saad Ghazzawi, a shelter organizer. “Now, all the necessary supplies have been secured for the guests, and we are doing our best to provide them with as much comfort as possible.” Lutfi Tormos, who fled his home in Ain Baal, east of Tyre, said he arrived at the shelter at night and has remained there since. He said he was still waiting to return home but does not know when that will be possible. Batoul Shamseddine, who was displaced from the Tyre district, said her family fled after seeing the evacuation warning. “There were people everywhere in the streets. Everything was in chaos.” =========================================================== Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/205cba7783f544bc99e0cb686a5155a5