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Israeli army asks residents of northern settlements to stay near shelters

US Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (L) talks with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) during a rally with fellow Democrats before voting on H.R. 1, or the People Act, on the East Steps of the US Capitol on March 08, 2019 in Washington, DC. (AFP photo)
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The Israeli regime army has asked the residents of the northern settlements of the occupied territories of Palestine to stay near the shelters due to fears of Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah's retaliatory strikes. 

The Israeli army on Thursday issued new instructions for the residents of more than 12 settlements in the north of occupied Palestine, the Palestinian Sama news agency reported.

The Israeli army also asked the residents of these areas in the north of Israel to refrain from doing unnecessary activities outside.

The regime army announced that it plans to conduct operations across the northern front in the coming days.

Israel's Channel 12 also reported that dozens of illegal settlements and more than 70,000 Israelis in northern occupied Palestine who fled to shelters are waiting for Hezbollah attacks.

The Israeli media announced that the regime army has implemented a full media censorship policy in the northern regions and prevents ordinary people from entering these regions.

In the announcement, the settlers have been asked not to approach the northern areas of occupied Palestine to save their lives.

Tensions are escalating between Israel and the Hezbollah resistance movement amid fears of a full-scale war between the two sides following the regime’s recent terrorist operations in Lebanon.

Hezbollah said on Thursday that it carried out new operations in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza and in response to the regime’s strikes on southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah said it targeted Israel’s Al-Malkiya site with artillery shells, making a direct hit.

The resistance group said it carried out 17 attacks against Israeli targets in the Galilee, the occupied Golan Heights, and the occupied Kfarchouba Hills on Thursday.

A Hezbollah missile and drone strike in northern Israel killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded 13 others in separate attacks on Thursday in southern Lebanon, the military said.

Tensions between Israel and Hezbollah soared after explosions targeted pagers and other communication devices across Lebanon on Tuesday and Wednesday, killing more than 30 people, including two children, and wounding some 3,500 others.

Hezbollah, whose members were among the casualties, blamed the unprecedented attacks on Israel.

Hezbollah also pledged to retaliate against Israel following the deadly string of explosions.


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