Israel issues new evacuation order for Tyre in southern Lebanon

AFP

Israel's military has issued repeated urgent warnings to residents of the city of Tyre on Wednesday to evacuate their homes immediately and move north of the Zahrani River, saying it will strike the area.

The order comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that the US-Iran ceasefire announced earlier on Wednesday does not include Lebanon.
 

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