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Sunday, October 6, 2024
IDF issues evacuation orders for 25 southern Lebanese towns and villages
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF is calling on Lebanese civilians in 25 villages and towns in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately and head north of the Awali River.
In recent days, the military has called on residents of dozens of locales in southern Lebanon, including those north of the Litani River, to evacuate.
The IDF says it will notify the civilians when it is safe to return.
The evacuations come amid Israeli ground operations in southern Lebanon, which the military has described as “limited, localized, and targeted raids,” with the goal of demolishing Hezbollah’s infrastructure in the border area. Officials have said that the military intends for the operations to end as quickly as possible.
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