20 October 2023 at 06:58 Israel plans evacuation of border town near Lebanon The Israeli Ministry of Defense has given orders to evacuate the residents of the town of Kiryat Shmona in Israel, near the border with Lebanon, reports the Reuters news agency. The order comes after several days of clashes between Israeli forces and soldiers from the Lebanese Hezbollah militia in the border area. – A short time ago, the Northern Command informed the mayor of the city about the decision. The plan is to be handled by local authorities, the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Defence, the Israeli army said in a statement on Friday morning. The Lebanese army claimed on Friday night that a representative of the media was killed by shots from Israeli soldiers near the village of Hula in southern Lebanon. According to the army, Israeli forces must have shot at a group of seven media employees. The Israeli military responds that they are investigating the claim. The city has around 20,000 inhabitants and is located approximately two kilometers from the border with Lebanon.
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