Israel orders evacuations for 12 villages in Lebanon before planned strikes

Israel orders evacuations for 12 villages in Lebanon before planned strikes The Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for 12 villages in southern Lebanon ahead of planned air strikes, Times of Israel reported. Residents of Kaouthariyet al-Saiyad, Ghassaniyeh, Mazraat al-Daoudiyeh, Bedias, Rihan, Zellaya, Bazouriye, Harouf, Habboush, Ansariyeh, Qalaouiyeh and Deir ez-Zahrani were instructed to move at least one kilometre away, with most of the villages located north of the Litani River. “In light of the Hezbollah terror organisation’s violations of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF is forced to act against it with force and does not intend to harm you,” Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said.