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Hezbollah evacuates positions ahead of expected Israel raids

Druze women mourn by a coffin during a funeral of a person killed in a rocket strike from Lebanon on July 28, 2024. [AFP]

Hezbollah has evacuated positions in south and east Lebanon after Israeli threats of reprisals for a deadly strike on the annexed Golan Heights, a source close to the group said Sunday.

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant vowed to "hit the enemy hard" a day after rocket fire from Lebanon killed 12 minors in Majdal Shams, again raisings fears that the war in Gaza will spread.

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