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IDF says Hezbollah is shifting operations out of Beirut’s Dahiyeh to other parts of city
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israeli military says Hezbollah has left its stronghold in the southern suburbs of Beirut, known as the Dahiyeh, and instead is “repositioning toward northern Beirut and mixed areas in the city.”
“Following IDF operations in the Dahiyeh, Hezbollah realized that the terror stronghold it had established is no longer a safe place for it, and therefore began moving out of it,” says Lt. Col. Ella Waweya, the IDF’s Arabic-language spokeswoman.
She warns Lebanese civilians that “the destruction that Hezbollah brought upon the Dahiyeh will move with it as well.”
“Hezbollah terror operatives, there is no safe place for you. The IDF will continue to pursue you and operate with great force,” Waweya adds.
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