Israel announces evacuation plan for Kiryat Shmona city near Lebanese border: Defense ministryKiryat Shmona has a population of more that 20,000 and is some 2 km (1 mile) from the border fence. 
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People queue as Israelis are evacuated from the southern town of Sderot, near Israel's border with Gaza.
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Jerusalem: Israel has ordered the evacuation of residents of Kiryat Shmona, a northern town close to the Lebanese border, the defence ministry said on Friday.
Kiryat Shmona has a population of more that 20,000 and is some 2 km (1 mile) from the border fence.