Israeli demographers, relying on false data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, have inlated the numbers without proof.Op-ed.

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<p>Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office clarified on Sunday night that "the Prime Minister arrived today to visit the families of the abducted and missing persons. The coordination of the visit was made between the office and the representative of the families. During the visit, several families arrived at the scene, without coordination, presenting themselves as families of alleged abductees, and also asked to enter the meeting. The request was approved and they joined the meeting."</p><p>"No one from Netanyahu's office had prior knowledge of the people, and the insinuation that they were 'planted' is false, shocking, outrageous and unacceptable," the statement added.</p>

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<p>Israel's Defense Ministry, together with the IDF, has announced that Israelis living in more than two dozen communities on the northern border will be evacuated.</p><p>"The Israel Ministry of Defense’s National Emergency Management Authority (NEMA) and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announce the commencement of a national initiative to evacuate Israeli residents living within 2 kilometers of the Israeli-Lebanese border in 28 towns to guesthouses subsidized by the state," the Ministry and IDF said in a joint statement. </p><p>"The implementation of the program was approved by Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant. The IDF Northern Command recently notified the heads of the local municipalities regarding the decision. The program will be led by the local municipalities, the Interior Ministry, and the Ministry of Defense."</p>

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