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Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages
The military said the strikes followed evacuation warnings for nine villages and came as displaced families sheltered in Anqoun and nearby towns.
- On Friday, the Israeli military struck southern Lebanon, including the village of Arqoun, shortly after issuing evacuation warnings for nine towns and villages across the region.
- Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem rejected a truce deal brokered in Washington on Thursday, demanding instead a comprehensive ceasefire and full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon.
- Evacuation orders forced hundreds of families to flee Anqoun and Aarnaya, where about 2,500 people had been sheltering, as the military warned residents to move at least 1,000 metres into open areas.
- At least 3,526 people have been killed in Lebanon since the war began, with the ongoing conflict displacing civilians and destroying infrastructure across the southern region.
- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu intends to press ahead with the offensive until Hezbollah no longer poses a threat, amid tensions over the 2006 UN-established buffer zone.
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Lebanon: Israel launches deadly raids as Hezbollah demands withdrawal
Israel’s air force struck different parts of southern Lebanon on Friday as the military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages, including one that has been spared much of the destruction and was sheltering thousands of people displaced by the three-month war
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