Evacuation

Japan wildfires burn for fifth day, forcing mass evacuations in Otsuchi

The area consumed by the fires reached 1,373 hectares (3,393 acres) as of early Sunday morning, up 7% from a day earlier.

|ByREUTERS
A helicopter conducts firefighting operations as wildfires continue in Otsuchi, Iwate Prefecture, Japan, April 26, 2026.
A television screen shows a news report on Japan Meteorological Agency's tsunami warning, saying it expected tsunami waves of up to 3 meters (9.84 feet) to reach large coastal areas in northern Japan after an earthquake struck off the coast of Japan, April 20, 2026.

Magnitude 7.5 earthquake off northeast Japan triggers tsunami warnings and evacuations

The tremor had an epicenter in the Pacific Ocean and was 10 km deep, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

|ByREUTERS
IDF soldiers operating in southern Lebanon, published April 5, 2026.

Israeli airstrikes kill several in Lebanon on Easter Sunday, as IDF raids Hezbollah cells

Meanwhile, IDF Arabic Spokesperson Col. (res.) Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning for Beirut's southern suburb of Ghobeiry on Sunday morning.

|ByJAMES GENN, REUTERS
The scene where a ballistic missile fired from Iran hit and caused damage in Beersheba, southern Israel, June 24, 2025

Grapevine, April 2, 2026: The insensitivity of bureaucracy

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

|ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Israel evacuates Kiryat Shmona, town of 20,000 near Lebanon

Kiryat Shemona, barely over a mile from the Lebanese border, has been a main target for Hezbollah rocket fire in past wars.

OCTOBER 20, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA
Rooadblocks in the Upper Galilee, northern Israel. October 13, 2023.