Fear and exhaustion in Lebanon as Israel broadens invasion

NPR | By Lauren Frayer

Published March 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM EDT

First, Israel said it would take Lebanese territory up to the Litani River. Then it ordered people out of an area 10 miles north of that. Residents are fleeing southern Lebanon in waves.

Lauren Frayer

Lauren Frayer covers India for NPR News. In June 2018, she opened a new NPR bureau in India's biggest city, its financial center, and the heart of Bollywood—Mumbai.

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