Lebanon orders school closures in areas affected by conflict

 Lebanon’s education ministry has ordered school closures in areas affected by the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah.

“School directors of educational institutions in areas experiencing tensions, acts of war, or conditions that prevent parents from sending their children to school are required to close their schools and inform their students and the educational regions,” the Ministry of Education and Higher Education said Sunday.

Israel and Hezbollah have in the past few days been trading their most intense fire since the October 7 attacks.

The militant group fired scores of rockets and missiles overnight into Israel, striking deeper than it has done in recent attacks.

The militant group’s second-in-command said “a battle without limits” is now underway.