Israel evacuates 28 locations on border with Lebanon

Mon, Oct 16, 2023
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Foreign

FOLLOWING repeated attacks by the pro-Iranian Hezbollah militia from southern Lebanon, Israel has ordered the evacuation of settlements up to 2 kilometres from the border area.

The office of Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said on Monday that 28 towns on Israel’s northern border were affected.

The residents were to be taken to safety at state expense and housed in guest houses.

The Israeli army had already declared a four kilometre-wide strip in the border area a restricted zone on Sunday.

Since the unprecedented surprise of attack by Hamas on Israel and the counter-attacks by the Israeli army on the Gaza Strip, there has been increasing violent on the border between Israel and Lebanon in recent days.

This has fueled concerns of a further regional escalation of the conflict. (dpa/NAN)

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-October 16, 2023 @ 14:30 GMT |

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