IDF preparing for return of civilians

(JNS) — The Israel Defense Forces is carrying out engineering operations aimed at setting conditions for the safe return of the some 60,000 Israeli civilians displaced from their homes in the country’s north, the army said on Monday.

“As part of efforts to create the conditions for the return of the northern residents to their homes, the IDF is conducting a wide-ranging operation to restore and clear up communities in northern Israel,” the IDF stated.

IDF engineering squads and other units are operating in more than 40 communities to clear out unexploded Hezbollah ammunition, as well as remove...