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Israeli military orders evacuation of several Lebanese communities near the border

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities.
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Israeli soldiers sleep on tanks in a staging area in northern Israel near the Israel-Lebanon border, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. (AP Photo/Baz Ratner)

JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military has ordered the evacuation of nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities.

The orders on Tuesday came hours after Israel sent ground forces into southern Lebanon in what it described as a limited incursion against the Hezbollah militant group.

Julia Frankel And Bassem Mroue, The Associated Press