US EditionIsraeli Military Warns Residents of a Large Swath of Lebanon to Leave Their Homes, Saying It Will Act Against Hezbollah
Israel threatens to take control of Lebanese territory if Hezbollah attacks continue, with over 800,000 residents ordered to evacuate amid expanding military operations, officials said.
- On March 12, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz warned that Israel could take control of territory in Lebanon if Lebanon does not prevent Hezbollah attacks and instructed the IDF to prepare for expansion.
- Hezbollah launched heavy rocket and drone barrages on Wednesday, prompting Israeli strikes across Lebanon after attacks began on March 2, which Hezbollah said avenged Iran's supreme leader.
- Nearly doubling evacuation zones on March 12, the Israeli military spokesperson ordered residents to move north of the Zahrani river, about 40km north of the Israeli border, and issued an evacuation order for a central Beirut neighbourhood.
- Aid groups report mounting civilian toll, with over 816,000 displaced and 589 shelters, as Rasha Abou Dargham said 'When you visit these shelters, what you see is people trying to cope day by day'.
- Amid regional escalation, Israel says it killed several Iran's Quds Force members in Lebanon including a March 8 hotel strike; United Nations humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher warned displacement surges as WFP reached more than 200,000 people.
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Israeli military warns residents of a large swath of Lebanon to leave their homes, saying it will act against Hezbollah, reports AP.
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