Residents of Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel, have been ordered to evacuate, according to a statement released by the Israeli Ministry of Defense on Friday (20).
Located near the border with Lebanon, Kiryat Shmona is home to 23,000 people, ministry spokesman Mayan Lazarovich told CNN adding that it was a “mandatory evacuation”.
Residents will be transferred to state-subsidized guesthouses, according to the ministry.
The evacuation was approved by Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and will be led by the local municipality together with the Ministries of Tourism and Defense.
Last Monday (16), the Israel Defense Forces and other agencies announced a plan to evacuate 28 communities living within a 2-kilometer radius of the Lebanese border. Kiryat Shmona was not on the list at the time, but is within the location radius.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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