IDF to evacuate civilians from 28 communities along Lebanese border amid attacks

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

A fire burns on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon following explosions, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)
A fire burns on the Israeli side of the border with Lebanon following explosions, Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris)

The Israel Defense Forces and Defense Ministry say they are planning to evacuate civilians who live in towns up to two kilometers from the Lebanese border amid repeated rocket and missile attacks by Hezbollah and allied Palestinian factions in recent days.

The ministry’s National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) says the residents will be taken to state-funded guesthouses after the plan was approved by Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

The IDF says it has notified the heads of the local authorities in the area of the upcoming implementation of the plan.

According to the IDF and Defense Ministry, the 28 communities included in the plan are: Ghajar, Dishon, Kfar Yuval, Margaliot, Metula, Avivim, Dovev, Ma’ayan Baruch, Bar’am, Manara, Yiftah, Malkia, Misgav Am, Yir’on, Dafna, Arab al-Aramshe, Shlomi, Netu’a, Ya’ara, Shtula, Matat, Zar’it, Shomera, Betzet, Adamit, Rosh Hanikrah, Hanita and Kfar Giladi.

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