IDF issues forced evacuation orders across Beirut — new wave of strikes on Lebanese capital

Israel issued forced evacuation orders for new areas of Beirut as IDF strikes resumed on the Lebanese capital in the afternoon of Day 14. The evacuation orders were announced simultaneously with the 'extensive wave' of strikes on Tehran, indicating a coordinated operational surge across both main theaters. IDF attacks on Beirut have been expanding progressively through Day 14: earlier strikes targeted the Jnah neighborhood (1 killed), the Lebanese University campus (2 academics killed), and the central government quarter — all areas previously considered outside Hezbollah's core Dahiyeh stronghold. The new evacuation orders indicate the operational perimeter is widening further. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz had earlier on Day 14 stated that IDF strikes would extend to Lebanese government infrastructure that supports or enables Hezbollah military activities — a significant expansion of legitimate targeting criteria. The Lebanese government had already banned Hezbollah military activities following Israeli pressure earlier in the conflict, creating a legal and political ambiguity around government infrastructure targeting.