Lebanese families who endured earlier Israeli offensives are stocking medicine and food, charging devices and packing bags as fears grow of another escalation in the south.

A ceasefire announced in April eased the heaviest fighting after a surge of attacks that killed hundreds in a short span, yet residents say drones and distant detonations remain part of daily life. In recent weeks worry has sharpened around a potential third Israeli intensification since 2024, especially among people who lived through the autumn 2024 and March to April 2026 campaigns.

One woman from Abbasiyeh in southern Lebanon said her family prepared extra medication for her grandparents in case a new round makes supplies hard to reach. She stayed through the March intensification even when a neighbour's house was hit, but now says she would leave rather than endure another displacement. Others keep go bags ready and electronics charged should strikes resume.

Hezbollah and Israel have been at war since October 2023. Lebanese health authorities put the death toll in Lebanon at around 9,000, mostly during the major escalations. Israel invaded during each offensive and has since held territory up to about 10 kilometres inside Lebanon behind what it calls a Yellow Line, continuing demolition of towns and villages below that line and leaving border areas barely habitable.

A US brokered framework agreed in June sketched pilot zones in which Israeli forces would pull back and the Lebanese army would move in to disarm Hezbollah. Active fighting has eased since then, though Israel continues attacks and destruction in the far south. People living above the Yellow Line are mostly outside the heaviest fire but still hear constant explosions and drones and sometimes struggle to reach their land.

Reports that Washington has considered another round of strikes on Iran, coordinated with Israel, have raised questions about whether Hezbollah might resume its own attacks. Israeli officials have also accused the Lebanese army of failing its part of the framework deal, a charge the army denies. Analysts say such claims can serve as political cover for a fresh bombing campaign. For residents, the practical response is simpler: pack, stock up, and decide whether to stay or go if the sky lights up again.