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IDF reiterates evacuation warnings for 12 towns in southern Lebanon
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The IDF reiterates evacuation warnings for 12 villages and towns in southern Lebanon ahead of airstrikes targeting the Hezbollah terror group.
Residents of Toura, Nabatiyeh at-Tahta, Habboush, al-Bazouriyah, Tayr Debba, Kfar Houneh, Ain Qana, Libbaya, Jibshit, ash-Shehabiyah, Burj al-Shamali and Houmine al-Faouqaare are instructed to evacuate at least a kilometer away.
“Anyone present near Hezbollah operatives, facilities, or combat equipment is putting their life at risk,” says army spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee, citing alleged ceasefire violations by the terror group.
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