By Rami Ayyub and Maya GebeilyJERUSALEM/BEIRUT, May 29 (Reuters) - Israeli forces have advanced to positions north of Lebanon's Litani River, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday, as Israel escalates attacks against Hezbollah militants after warning thousandsmore Lebanese to flee their villages.The Israeli advance came as the U.S. military hosted Israeli and Lebanese defence representatives in Washington on Friday to pursue a U.S.-brokered plan to forge peace between the two countries and disarm Iran-backed Hezbollah.

The clashes come as Israeli troops are pushing farther north, just days before Lebanese and Israeli delegations are to meet for talks in Washington.

Israeli PM Netanyahu said in a statement earlier that the Israeli military is “operating with large forces in the field and seizing strategic areas.” | World News

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Attacks come ahead of security talks between Lebanese and Israeli military delegations at the Pentagon.

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