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Netanyahu orders deeper Israeli incursion into Lebanon to hit Hezbollah
Key takeaways
- The incursion has so far killed more than 3,370 people, according to the Lebanese government.
- Israel says 24 of its soldiers and four civilians have been killed over the same period.
- Citing the escalating violence in Lebanon, France called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council on Monday, its foreign ministry said in a statement.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize JERUSALEM/BEIRUT: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered troops to move further into Lebanon in the battle against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, he said on Sunday, despite a ceasefire announced more than six weeks ago.
The fighting in Lebanon has been the broadest spillover of the Iran war, displacing more than 1.2 million Lebanese through Israeli strikes and evacuation orders since March 2, when Hezbollah began firing rockets and drones into Israel to back its ally Iran.
The incursion has so far killed more than 3,370 people, according to the Lebanese government.
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