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Saturday, October 5, 2024
IDF issues evacuation orders in areas of Beirut’s southern suburb ahead of imminent strikes
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF is calling on Lebanese civilians near three buildings in the southern suburb of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold known as Dahiyeh, to evacuate immediately ahead of airstrikes.
Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, publishes maps alongside the announcement, which call on civilians to distance themselves at least 500 meters from the sites.
In recent days, the IDF has issued several evacuation orders for specific sites in Dahiyeh ahead of airstrikes on Hezbollah infrastructure.
عاجل ‼️ انذار عاجل إلى سكان الضاحية الجنوبية وتحديدًا المتواجدين في المباني المحددة في الخرائط المرفقة في برج البراجنة
????أنتم متواجدون بالقرب من منشآت ومصالح تابعة لحزب الله حيث سيعمل ضدها جيش الدفاع على مدى الزمني القريب
????من أجل سلامتكم وسلامة أبناء عائلتكم عليكم اخلاء… pic.twitter.com/50XsqzYO4Z— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) October 5, 2024
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