Israeli troops were seen patrolling northern Israel Monday as tensions between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite militia <a href="/topics/hizballah/">Hezbollah</a> remained high.

The Israeli military said Monday it ordered people living in 28 communities near the Lebanese border to evacuate.

The order Monday comes as there’s been increasing cross-border fire between Israel and <a href="/topics/hizballah/">Hezbollah</a> fighters.

The military order affects communities that are within two kilometers (1.2 miles) of the border.

<a href="/topics/hizballah/">Hezbollah</a> has said the increased strikes were a warning and did not mean <a href="/topics/hizballah/">Hezbollah</a> has decided to enter the war.

Israeli troops were seen patrolling northern Israel Monday as tensions between Israel and the Lebanese Shiite militia Hezbollah remained high.{ai:summary}<p>Israeli troops patrol northern Israel amid escalating tensions with Lebanese militia Hezbollah. Israeli military orders evacuation of 28 communities near Lebanese border due to increasing cross-border fire. Order affects communities within two kilometers of the border. Hezbollah claims strikes are a warning, not a declaration of war.</p>

Israeli troops seen patrolling in north of country as tensions rise with Lebanon’s Hezbollah

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