Officials and paramilitary commanders say Israeli attacks could be ruinous for Iraq and even topple its government

Israel's military told residents of more than 20 towns in south Lebanon to evacuate their homes immediately on Thursday as it pressed on with its cross-border incursion and struck Hezbollah targets in a suburb of Beirut.

BEIRUT—The Israeli military urged civilians in more than 20 towns and villages across southern Lebanon to leave their homes, expanding its evacuation warnings in the country as it intensifies its campaign to push militant group Hezbollah back from its border.