Israeli army orders residents of southern Lebanon area to evacuate

Israel’s army ordered residents of part of Arab Salim in southern Lebanon to leave immediately, warning that strikes against Hezbollah were imminent.

In a message in Arabic on Telegram, the army said residents were near a facility belonging to Hezbollah and published a map showing the area to be evacuated. In a separate message, it said the order followed the launch of two Hezbollah drones at Israeli soldiers in southern Lebanon. The army reported no injuries and called the incident a flagrant violation of the ceasefire.

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You are located near a facility belonging to the terrorist organization Hezbollah, against which the Israeli army will carry out operations

Fighting in Lebanon has declined since June after a protocol between the United States and Iran, alongside a framework agreement between Lebanon and Israel. Israel has nevertheless continued sporadic military operations in the south and still occupies a roughly 10-kilometer-wide border strip.

Israeli bombardments on Friday night killed four people in southern and eastern Lebanon, the article said. Hezbollah drew Lebanon into the regional war by launching strikes on Israel from early March in support of Tehran. Lebanese authorities say the Israeli reprisals have killed more than 4,300 people.

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a flagrant violation