The United Nations warns nearly 20,000 people across southern Lebanon have fled their homes amid escalating violence on the Lebanese-Israeli border. On Monday the Biden administration said it’s readying plans to evacuate hundreds of thousands of U.S. citizens across the broader Middle East in case Israel’s assault on Gaza provokes a wider war — including 600,000 Americans in Israel and another 86,000 in Lebanon.
Israel-Hezbollah Cross-Border Violence Displaces 20,000 in Southern Lebanon
HeadlineOct 24, 2023