1 hour(s) agoPINNED Israel Ministry of Defense, IDF announce plans to evacuate city near Lebanese border

Israel will evacuate residents in the city of Kiryat Shmona, which is near Lebanon, as the Israel Defense Forces announce increased activity at the northern border.

Israel's Ministry of Defense and the IDF said the city's residents will be evacuated to state-funded guest houses following a plan approved by Defense Minister Yoav Galant.

"A short while ago, the Northern Command informed the mayor of the city of the decision. The plan will be managed by the local authority, the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Defense," the MoD said on X, formerly Twitter.

The IDF gave a summary Thursday of recent activity at the Lebanese border which included: nine launches crossed from Lebanon into Israel, four interceptions by the IDF Aerial Defense Array and several anti-tank missiles fired from Lebanon toward Israel.

The force said it responded by "returning fire to the origin of the strikes, thwarting a terrorist cell using an IDF unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and striking Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure using tank fire."