Today (Friday), the Israeli army announced a plan to evacuate residents of the Kiryat Shmona settlement, located near the border with Lebanon, amid tension with Hezbollah, against the backdrop of the war in the Gaza Strip.

Army spokesman Avichay Adraee said on his account on the (X) website today, “The National Emergency Authority affiliated with the Ministry of the Army announces the activation of the plan to evacuate the residents of the Kiryat Shmona settlement to guest houses funded by the state.”

Adraee added that Defense Minister Yoav Galant approved the activation of the plan.

The announcement of the settlement's evacuation comes amid tension on the border between Lebanon and Israel.

These days, the Lebanese-Israeli border is witnessing an exchange of fire between Hezbollah and the Israeli army since the outbreak of the ongoing round of fighting between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel in the Gaza Strip and its surroundings on October 7th.

In this context, Adraee said today that an Israeli army march “eliminated a terrorist inside Lebanese territory.”
Adraee confirmed that the army "last night raided several Hezbollah infrastructure in response to the launching of missiles from Lebanon towards Israel yesterday."