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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nIsrael's military issued evacuation warnings on Saturday for residents of seven villages in southern Lebanon, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces had pushed deeper into the country.\n\nThe warnings came a day after Israeli and Lebanese military delegations held security talks in Washington and ahead of a fourth round of US-brokered negotiations expected early next week.\n\n#### Did Israel issue new evacuation orders in Lebanon on Saturday?\n\nYes. The Israeli military issued evacuation warnings for seven villages in southern Lebanon on Saturday, including some near Nabatieh.\n\nThe orders follow Netanyahu's announcement that Israeli forces had crossed the Litani River, a waterway roughly 30 kilometers north of the Lebanon-Israel frontier. \"Our forces have crossed the Litani, they have moved up to the commanding terrain,\" Netanyahu said, adding Israel was \"hitting Hezbollah head on.\"\n\n#### Why is Israel striking Lebanon and what has Hezbollah done in response?\n\nLebanon was drawn into the regional war in early March when Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel in retaliation for the death of Iran's supreme leader in US-Israeli strikes.\n\nA ceasefire officially took effect on April 17 but has never been observed, with both sides accusing the other of violations and citing alleged breaches to justify their attacks. Iran has also insisted that Lebanon be included in any agreement with the United States to end the wider regional war.\n\nOn Saturday, Hezbollah said it fired rockets at the northern Israeli town of Kiryat Shmona, ambushed Israeli soldiers near Ghandouriyeh in southern Lebanon, and attacked a military base in northern Israel. On Friday, the group launched further attacks in northern Israel, with one projectile hitting near Kiryat Shmona.\n\nHezbollah also said it attacked Israeli troops trying to advance near the medieval Beaufort fortress, known as Qalaat al-Chakif, which Israeli forces used as a base during their two-decade occupation of southern Lebanon that ended in 2000.\n\n#### How many people have been killed in Lebanon since the conflict began?\n\nLebanon's health ministry said on Friday that Israeli attacks have killed at least 3,355 people since March 2, an increase of 31 from the previous day.\n\nIsraeli strikes on the southern city of Tyre killed 11 people on Friday alone, with the health ministry calling the bombardment a \"flagrant violation of humanitarian law.\" On Friday, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported Israeli airstrikes on more than 20 locations in the south.\n\n#### What is the humanitarian situation in southern Lebanon?\n\nHundreds of people have fled to the old city of Tyre, a usually touristy area that has not been included in recent Israeli army evacuation orders. With shelters full, displaced residents are sleeping in cars or tents, according to an AFP correspondent on the ground.\n\n\"The situation is very difficult. Tyre is a peaceful, touristic city. We never imagined going through this,\" said Karam Amin, 43, whose family of seven have been sleeping in his clothing shop.\n\n#### What is the state of Israel-Lebanon peace talks?\n\nIsrael and Lebanon began direct talks in April, with a fourth round expected in Washington next week following Friday's Pentagon meeting. Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's second-in-command, described the discussions as \"productive.\"\n\nLebanese President Joseph Aoun emphasized in a call with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio the need to reach a ceasefire, while Hezbollah has strongly opposed talks with US representatives and refused to disarm.",
  "title": "Israel orders new evacuations as forces push deeper into Lebanon"
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