Israel Orders More #Evacuations Amid Fears of Conflict Widening
As Israel readies its troops for a #GroundInvasion of #Gaza, escalating clashes on its border w/ #Lebanon & violence in the Israeli-#occupied#WestBank raised fears the conflict could spill over.
Escalating clashes on #Israel’s N border w/ #Lebanon + strikes in #Syria & the #WestBank intensified fears of a widening regional conflict.
Israeli authorities said they’re expanding a state-funded #evacuation plan to move residents from an additional 14 Israeli villages near the Lebanon border to safer areas. The #IDF said Sun it was contending w/increasing attacks from #Hezbollah, the #Iran-backed #terrorist org that controls S Lebanon, resulting in #civilian & #military deaths.
Amid concerns the conflict could spill over, the #Pentagon said late Sat it was sending an #antimissile battery & #battalions of the Patriot ground-based air #defense sys to the #MiddleEast following “recent escalations by #Iran & its proxy forces.”
#UnitedStates Secy of State #Blinken said the #Biden admin believes there is “a likelihood of escalation, escalation by Iranian proxies directed against our forces, directed against our personnel” in the days to come.
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