Israel orders more evacuations in Lebanon and threatens medics who treat Hezbollah members
by Guardian staff and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6RE8Z)
Military spokesperson demands that medics avoid dealing with Hezbollah operatives' and claims ambulances used to transport weapons
Israel has ordered more evacuations in southern Lebanon and threatened to target ambulances, as a fifth UN peacekeeper was wounded in Israel's escalating conflict with the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah.
Israel's military on Saturday ordered people in 23 southern Lebanese villages to evacuate to areas north of the Awali River, which flows from the western Bekaa valley into the Mediterranean.
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