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Saturday, October 19, 2024
IDF issues evacuation warning for third building in Beirut’s southern suburb
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF has issued an evacuation warning to the area surrounding a third building in Beirut’s southern suburb, ahead of an airstrike.
Col. Avichay Adraee, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokesman, publishes a map alongside the announcement, which calls on civilians to distance themselves at least 500 meters from the site.
“You are in the vicinity of Hezbollah facilities, which the IDF will operate against in the near future,” Adraee says on X.
A short while ago, the IDF issued similar orders for two other buildings in the southern suburb of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold known as Dahiyeh, before strikes were carried out.
#عاجل ‼️ انذار عاجل إلى سكان الضاحية الجنوبية وتحديدًا المتواجدين في المبنى المحدد في الخارطة والواقع في شويفات الأمراء
????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/8WkDaWFlVM— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) October 19, 2024
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