Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border

Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border | iNFOnews.ca
Israeli soldiers sleep on tanks in a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities.

The orders on Tuesday came hours after Israel sent ground forces into southern Lebanon in what it described as a limited incursion against the Hezbollah militant group.

Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border | iNFOnews.ca
A man documents the damaged buildings at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border | iNFOnews.ca
A burnt out building at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border | iNFOnews.ca
Israeli army tanks manoeuvre in a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border | iNFOnews.ca
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border | iNFOnews.ca
A man checks the damaged buildings at the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border | iNFOnews.ca
Israeli shelling hits an area in southern Lebanon as seen from northern Israel, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border | iNFOnews.ca
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburb, Lebanon, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border | iNFOnews.ca
Israeli soldiers pray at a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

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