Israel Expands Evacuations Amid Escalating Clashes on Lebanon Border

Israel plans to evacuate 14 additional communities near the Lebanese border due to repeated rocket and missile attacks by Hezbollah and allied Palestinian factions. The residents will be taken to state-funded guesthouses. This comes after the evacuation of 28 communities and the city of Kiryat Shmona last week. The IDF warns that Hezbollah's escalating attacks risk dragging Lebanon into a war. The IDF has carried out strikes against terror cells in southern Lebanon and responded with artillery shelling. The attacks have remained limited in scope, but tensions remain high as Israel continues its war with Hamas in Gaza.