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Israel orders evacuation of more southern Lebanese towns amid increasing displacement

The Israeli military purchased citizens of 22 southern Lebanese towns on Saturday to leave to areas north of the Awali River, which flows from the western Bekaa Valley into the Mediterranean.

The order, interacted via a military declaration, points out villages in southern Lebanon that have actually been current targets of Israeli attacks, a number of which are currently practically empty.

The Israeli military stated that evacuations were essential for the safety of locals due to increased Hezbollah activities, declaring the group is using sites to conceal weapons and launch attacks on Israel. Hezbollah denies concealing its weapons amongst civilians.

The dispute between Israel and Hezbollah, which emerged one year ago when the Iranian-backed group began introducing rockets at northern Israel in support of Hamas at the start of the

Gaza war

, has actually drastically intensified over the past month.

Intensified Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa Valley and the southern suburbs of Beirut have actually forced roughly

1.2 million individuals

from their homes since Sept. 23, according to the Lebanese federal government.

The United Nations Workplace for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Saturday that more Lebanese have now been displaced than during the last major war between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006, when around 1 million fled their homes.

(source: Reuters)