Israel says operations in Lebanon will continue until safe for evacuees to return

Hezbollah and Israel exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, as the Lebanese force sent rockets deep into northern Israeli territory after facing some of the most intense bombardment in almost a year of conflict.Hezbollah deputy chief Naim Qassem told mourners at the funeral of one of the group's commanders killed last week in Beirut: "We have entered a new phase, the title of which is the open-ended battle of reckoning."Google News LinkFor all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said operations would continue until it was safe for evacuated people on his side of

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Hezbollah and Israel exchanged heavy fire into Sunday, as the Lebanese force sent rockets deep into northern Israeli territory after facing some of the most intense bombardment in almost a year of conflict. Israel's subsequent assault on Gaza has killed more than 41,300 Palestinians, according to the local health ministry, and laid waste to the enclave. TF.