ISRAEL LEBANON CONFLICT

Israel activates plan to evacuate villages near Lebanon border

epa10922354 Israeli soldiers at an area near the border with Lebanon, in the Upper Galilee, northern Israel, 16 October 2023. Israel's National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) of the Ministry of Defense and the Israel Defense Force (IDF) announced on 16 October the implementation of a plan to evacuate residents of 28 communities in northern Israel, who live in the area up to two kilometers from the Lebanese border. The residents would be taken to state-funded guesthouses. The announcement came a day after the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) said intense exchanges of fire occurred in several areas along the Blue Line between Lebanese territory and Israel, which impacted both sides of the demarcation line. Tensions remain high on the Lebanon-Israel border following an escalation in fighting between the two countries as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict flared up. EPA/AYAL MARGOLIN ISRAEL OUT

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