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Israeli military urges residents of 11 southern Lebanon towns to move to open areas

The Israeli military issued an urgent warning on Sunday to residents of 11 towns and villages in southern Lebanon, urging them to evacuate their homes and move at least 1,000 metres (3,300 feet) away to open areas. The military said it was conducting operations against Hezbollah following what it described as a violation of their ceasefire agreement, warning that anyone near Hezbollah fighters or facilities could be at risk. Israel has continued to carry out strikes across southern Lebanon, and its troops ​are occupying a strip of the country's south, destroying homes they describe as infrastructure being used by ⁠Hezbollah. The Israeli army has also warned residents of various southern Lebanese villages not to return, citing the ongoing military activity. Read: Trump says Iran war should end 'soon', Hezbollah should support truce The Iran-backed militant group has kept up its drone and rocket attacks against Israeli troops in Lebanon and on northern ​Israel. Leba...
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US bypasses congressional review for military sales of $8.6b to Middle East allies

US President Donald Trump's administration has bypassed congressional review to approve military ‌sales totalling over $8.6 billion to Middle Eastern allies Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates. The State Department announcements on Friday came as the US and Israel's war on Iran marked nine weeks since its start and more than three weeks ​since a fragile ceasefire came into effect. The State Department claimed US Secretary of State Marco ​Rubio determined that an emergency existed that required immediate sales to those countries and ⁠waived the congressional review requirements for the sales. The announcements included approving military sales to Qatar of ​Patriot air and missile defence replenishment services costing $4.01 billion and of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems (APKWS) costing $992.4 ​million. They also included approval of the sale to Kuwait of an integrated battle command system costing $2.5 billion and to Israel of Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems costing $992.4 million. The State Department approved a sale to the UAE of ​APKWS for $147.6 million. The US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28. Iran responded with its own strikes ​on Israel and Gulf states that host US bases. US-Israeli strikes on Iran and Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed ‌thousands of civilians, especially in Iran and Lebanon, as Israel continues to bombard civilian populations in south Lebanon, ⁠and has displaced millions. Read: War with US will ‘likely’ resume: Iranian armed forces The principal contractor in the APKWS sales to Qatar, Israel and the UAE was BAE Systems, the State Department said. RTX and Lockheed Martin were the principal contractors in the integrated battle command system sale to Kuwait and in the Patriot air and missile defence replenishment sale to Qatar, the State ​Department added. Northrop Grumman was ​also a principal contractor ⁠in the Kuwaiti sale. Over the years, Washington has faced scrutiny for military ties with Kuwait, the UAE and Qatar over those countries' human rights track records ​that rights advocates say involve restrictions on and reported abuses of minorities, journalists, voices ​of dissent, the LGBT ⁠community and labourers. Those nations have denied supporting or engaging in domestic rights abuses. US support for Israel has also been scrutinised by many rights experts and civilians both in the US and worldwide, particularly over Israel's genocide in Gaza that has killed over 70,000 civilians according to Al Jazeera. Its starvation tactics against the population due to Israel's refusal to let aid trucks enter en masse have led to assessments of genocide from scholars and a UN ​inquiry.

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