Israel carries out civilian evacuations, military movement along Lebanon border As tensions run high along the border between the Lebanon and Israel, Israel has begun evacuating thousands of residents from 28 locations in the north.The international community fears the opening of a second front in the conflict, with Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah group joining its Hamas ally in the fight against Israel. "People here really are scared that the tensions could spill over into open warfare," said France 24 correspondent Andrew Hilliar, reporting from Deir Hanna in northern Israel.