Israeli leaflets tell south Lebanon residents to evacuate
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Israel drops leaflets urging Lebanon village evacuation amid cross-border fire
Israel dropped leaflets over a Lebanon border village on Sunday (September 15, 2024) urging residents to leave, state-run media said, but Israel's military told media a brigade had taken the initiative without approval.
It was the first time Israelis had told residents of south Lebanon to evacuate in 11 months of cross-border fire between Hezbollah and Israel over the Gaza war, triggered by Hezbollah ally Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel.
"The Israeli enemy dropped leaflets over Wazzani calling on those in the area and its surroundings to evacuate," the official National News Agency said, referring to a southern border village.
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Wazzani mayor Ahmed al-Mohammed shared with media a picture of the leaflets that showed a map of the region with the areas marked for evacuation marked in red.
The leaflet read in Arabic: "To all residents and refugees living in the area of the camps, Hezbollah is firing from your region. You must immediately leave your homes and head north of the Khiam region before 04:00 pm (1300 GMT). Do not return to this area until the end of the war".
It added: "Anyone present in this area after this time will be considered a terrorist."
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