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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
IDF urges all residents of Lebanon’s Baalbek city to evacuate ahead of strikes on Hezbollah
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF has issued a warning to all residents of northeastern Lebanon’s Baalbek and surrounding suburbs to evacuate immediately ahead of airstrikes on Hezbollah sites.
It is an unusually broad evacuation order, encompassing areas where over 80,000 people live.
“The IDF will act forcefully against Hezbollah assets inside your city and villages, and does not intend to harm you,” Col. Avichay Adraee says on X, attaching a map of the areas that will be targeted.
Civilians are called to leave the area using routes that are highlighted on the map.
#عاجل إنذار عاجل إلى سكان بعلبك وعين بورضاي ودورس
????جيش الدفاع سيعمل بقوة ضد مصالح حزب الله داخل مدينتكم وقراكم ولا ينوي المساس بكم.
????من أجل سلامتكم عليكم اخلاء منازلكم فورًا والانتقال خارج المدينة والقرى عبر المحاور التالية: ⭕️أوتوستراد زحلة – بعلبك
⭕️طريق نحلة – بعلبك
⭕️طريق… pic.twitter.com/1FZoFWqdeO— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) October 30, 2024
