Hezbollah forces 'Israel' to add more settlements to evacuation plan
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The Israeli entity decides to add 14 new settlements near the Lebanese borders to the government-funded evacuation plan.
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Hezbollah fighters during a public exercise in front of media outlets simulating a confrontation with the Israeli occupation in May 2023 (Hezbollah media)
The Israeli emergency authority and occupation army added 14 northern settlements within 5km from the Lebanese border to the evacuation plan funded by the government, following approval from Security Minister Yoav Gallant.
This comes as Hezbollah is increasing its operations targeting Israeli military bases and outposts located on occupied Lebanese lands in support of Gaza, which is witnessing daily Israeli massacres. In its latest report, the Palestinian health ministry said that the total number of Martyrs in the Strip surpassed 4,200, including more than 1,700 children.
According to Israeli media, the settlements are: "Snir, Dan, Beit Hillel, She'ar Yashuv, Hagoshrim, Liman, Matzuva, Eylon, Goren, Gornot HaGalil, Even Menachem, Sasa, Tziv'on and Ramot Naftali."
Earlier this week, the Israeli military issued an order to evacuate 28 occupation settlements within 5km of the Lebanese borders. The new decision raises this number to 42.
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Israeli military spokesperson Jonathan Conricus revealed on Tuesday that around 500,000 Israeli settlers had to evacuate their settlements in north and southern occupied Palestine since the beginning of the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7.
US and Israeli officials disclosed to American media outlets that US President Joe Biden and his top aides have been pushing "Israel" to refrain from executing a major strike against the Lebanese Resistance, Hezbollah, that could draw it into the war.
The warning comes amid concern that "Tel Aviv" cannot handle a two-front war, which would potentially bring in both the United States and Iran.
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At the battle's core
Hezbollah Deputy Chief, Sheikh Naim Qassem, warned "Israel" on Saturday against inciting further action from the Lebanese Resistance group.
Responding to reports stating that the US is warning the Israeli government from opening the northern front, the senior Resistance official said that Hezbollah is already "at the core of the battle."
He added that the Al-Aqsa Flood operation achieved a great victory for the Resistance, which has brought shame to the Israeli occupation.
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Sheikh Qassem revealed that numerous international and state actors have attempted to stop Hezbollah from participating in the confrontations against the Israeli occupation forces, however, he emphasized that the Party will intervene whenever it finds necessary regardless of outside factors and pressure.
He also reiterated to those that have contacted the Party that they have to halt the aggression first,too limit the scope of condonation.
Moreover, he highlighted that Hezbollah is engaged with three Israeli units in South Lebanon, adding that these units could have been transferred to Gaza's Envelope if Hezbollah had not confronted the IOF.
![In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had "engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)](https://alpha-en-media.almayadeen.net/media/image/2024/12/21/b4a69f2e-8682-43e4-9d37-49482b304ab3/3.png?v=2&format=webp "In a 2021 interview with Frontline by former US special representative James Jeffrey, he says he had \"engaged with [HTS] via backchannels while serving in President Trump’s State Department. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Batoul Chamas)")
