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Thursday, March 5, 2026
IDF issues evacuation warning for Beirut building it identifies as Hezbollah site
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF issues an evacuation warning for a building in Beirut, ahead of an airstrike against a Hezbollah site.
“You are located near facilities and interests affiliated with Hezbollah, against which the IDF will operate forcefully in the near term,” says spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee, attaching a map showing the location of a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold.
“For your safety and the safety of your family members, you must evacuate this building and the adjacent ones immediately and move at least 300 meters away from them,” he adds.
#عاجل ‼️ انذار عاجل للمتواجدين في الضاحية الجنوبية في بيروت وتحديدًا في حارة حريك.
⭕لكل من يتواجد في المبنى المحدد بالأحمر وفق ما يُعرض في الخارطة والمباني المجاورة له: أنتم تتواجدون بالقرب من منشآت تابعة لحزب الله
⭕من أجل سلامتكم وسلامة أبناء عائلاتكم أنتم مضطرون لإخلاء هذه… pic.twitter.com/fLXKulMia1— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) March 4, 2026
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