Israel strikes southern Lebanon after first evacuation warning in weeks; Jetstar to charge for overhead compartment bags
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Israel strikes southern Lebanon after first evacuation warning in weeks; Jetstar to charge for overhead compartment bags

Israel launched targeted strikes in southern Lebanon after a Hezbollah violation, as evacuation warnings broadened to Mansouri for the first time in weeks. In parallel, Jetstar said it will charge for overhead-bin use starting February 2027, with under-seat bags free, signaling a broader shift in airline cutbacks on carry-on space.

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The Israeli military said it began carrying out “precise strikes” in southern Lebanon on Wednesday afternoon, about 30 minutes after its Arabic spokesperson told residents of Mansouri to evacuate ahead of “forceful action” there, as Hezbollah violence again tested the border ceasefire. The Lebanese health ministry reported a strike in Tibnin that killed one person and wounded 12, while the evacuation warning for Mansouri marked the first online alert in more than a month. Earlier, the army had dropped flyers urging residents to leave under its border-zone plan, with some locals still accessing fields and homes near the affected towns. The wider conflict has driven waves of displacement; the UN’s humanitarian office said more than 820,000 people displaced had begun returning to their areas after a reduction in hostilities, but about 360,000 remained displaced, including 26,000 in shelters, and the 14 June ceasefire remains fragile in parts of the border region. The evacuation order in Mansouri was the first since 14 June, when authorities told residents in 29 towns and villages to flee.

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“The strike on Tibnin killed one person and wounded 12, according to the Lebanese health ministry. The evacuation order was the first since June 14, when residents of 29 towns were told to flee, and the UN reports over 820,000 displaced people have begun returning home.”
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ReutersReuters
“The Israeli military said it had begun targeted strikes in southern Lebanon on Wednesday in response to a "Hezbollah violation", a day after the latest round of U.S.-facilitated talks between Israel and Lebanon took place in Rome.”
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BBCBBC
“One person has been killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, the country's health ministry says, after the Israeli military said it was responding to a "blatant violation of the ceasefire" by the Iran-backed group Hezbollah.”
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“The carrier will charge passengers for stowing carry-on bags in the overhead compartments, beginning in February 2027.”
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