Israel orders evacuation of Lebanese city as conflict with Hezbollah escalates [View all]

Source: BBC

The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, after carrying out another wave of air strikes that it said targeted the Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.

The military told residents of Tyre and surrounding areas that it was "compelled to act forcefully" because Hezbollah was violating a US-brokered ceasefire that began five weeks ago.

Also on Wednesday, Lebanese media reported Israeli strikes across the south and eastern Bekaa Valley, with three people killed in the town of Choukine.
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The escalation threatens to derail talks aimed at ending the war between the US, Israel and Iran. Iran insists that any deal must also cover Lebanon, but Israel says it reserves the right to continue to fight the threat from Hezbollah.

Read more: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj3pgrpmlklo

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IDF Orders Evacuation of Tyre, Largest City in Lebanon After Beirut
The city is home to 174,000 people, with about 200,000 residents including those in adjacent refugee camps. All throughout Tuesday and into Wednesday, Hezbollah attack drones struck Israel's northern border