Hezbollah orders ‘immediate’ evacuation of 25 settlements in northern Israel
Lebanese group warns Israeli residents, declares settlements ‘legitimate military targets’
A view of damaged residential house after rocket attack, which were launched from Lebanese territory as the Israeli forces took security measures around the region in Haifa, Israel on October 19, 2024.
ISTANBUL
Hezbollah issued orders Saturday evening for the immediate evacuation of 25 settlements in northern Israel, warning residents that these areas are now “legitimate military targets.”
In a video message posted on Telegram, Hezbollah addressed residents directly, stating, “You are requested to evacuate immediately. Your settlements have become a place for the deployment and stability of enemy military forces that are attacking Lebanon. As a result, they have become legitimate military targets for the air and missile power of the Islamic resistance.”
The settlements included Kiryat Shmona, Yasod HaMa'ala, Ayelet HaShachar, Hatzor HaGalilit, Karmiel, Ma'alot Tarshiha, Even Menachem, Nahariya, Rosh Pina, Shamir, Sha’al, Miron, Kabri, Abirim, Dalton, Nefat Ziv, Qatzrin, Kfar Hananya, Manot, Beit HaAmik, Kfar Vradim, Harashim, Birya, Kfar Tzvi and Bar Yohai.
Israel has mounted a huge air campaign in Lebanon since last month against what it claims are Hezbollah targets, in an escalation from a year of cross-border warfare between Israel and Hezbollah since the start of Israel’s brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip.
Israel expanded the conflict on Oct. 1 by launching an incursion into southern Lebanon.
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