Israel sends troops into southern Lebanon as Hezbollah says it is ready for ‘open war’

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BY ABBY SEWELL and BASSEM MROUE

BEIRUT (AP) — Israel sent troops into southern Lebanon on Tuesday and warned residents of more than 80 villages to evacuate as the Iran-backed militant Hezbollah group said it was ready for an “open war” with Israel in the wake of the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran.