Israel vows to make Iran pay for missile attack, sends more troops to Lebanon
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Israel Defense Forces (IDF), on Wednesday (Oct 2)said it had sent more troops into Lebanon after the Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group claimed its fighters clashed with the Israeli military in a border village.
The size of Israeli military units is classified, but a division typically consists of at least 10,000 troops. The announcement to send such a large number of troops comes despite Israel's claims that its operation in Lebanon is "limited, localized, targeted” – a description it repeated on today.
IDF calls on Lebanese civilians to evacuate
The IDF has called on Lebanese civilians in two dozen villages in southern Lebanon to evacuate immediately. “Hezbollah’s activity forces the IDF to act against it. The IDF does not wish to harm you,” Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, saidin a statement on X.
“For your safety, you must evacuate your homes immediately. Anyone who is near Hezbollah operatives, their facilities, or their weapons, puts themselves at risk,” he added.
Adraee warned that any house used by Hezbollah for military purposes is a target.
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On Tuesday, the IDF issued a similar orderin 28 other villages in southern Lebanon.
The IDF has described the ground operations in southern Lebanon as “limited, localized, and targeted raids,” with the goal of demolishing Hezbollah’s infrastructure in the border area.
Netanyahu vowed Iran 'will pay' for missile attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran had made a “big mistake” and “will pay,” amid fearsof anall-out war in the region.
Iran's Supreme Leader tells West to 'get lost'
On Wednesday morning, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that the United States and its European allies should "get lost" from the region so that "undoubtedly these conflicts, wars, and clashes would completely cease."
“The countries of the region are capable of managing their own affairs, governing their region, and living together in peace and security,” the semi-official Mehr news agency reported, citing Khamenei.
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(With inputs from agencies)
