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Wednesday, March 11, 2026
IDF again urges evacuation from Beirut’s southern suburbs ahead of strikes on Hezbollah
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The IDF reiterates its warning to evacuate the southern suburbs of Beirut, ahead of new strikes on Hezbollah assets.
The “urgent warning” issued this morning is addressed specifically to residents of the Haret Hreik and Burj al-Barajneh neighborhoods of south Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold known as the Dahiyeh.
“Following the previous warnings, we reiterate: Hezbollah’s activities are forcing the IDF to operate against it in the area of the southern suburb,” says army spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee.
Adraee says strikes will be carried out in the area in the coming hours, and that those who have not yet evacuated should do so “immediately.”
The IDF first issued the evacuation warning for the Dahiyeh last week. The military has since conducted dozens of strikes against Hezbollah targets in the area, including destroying some 30 multi-story buildings.
#عاجل ‼️انذار عاجل إلى سكان الضاحية الجنوبية وتحديدًا سكان حارة حريك وبرج البراجنة
????متابعة للانذارات السابقة نعود ونؤكد: أنشطة حزب الله تجبر جيش الدفاع للعمل ضده في منطقة الضاحية الجنوبية.
????سيعمل جيش الدفاع خلال الساعات المقبلة في منطقتيْ حارة حريك وبرج البراجنة وداخل المجمع… pic.twitter.com/ZVdRRzhSjO— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) March 11, 2026
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