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IDF warns residents of Hezbollah stronghold in Beirut suburbs to evacuate ahead of strikes
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The IDF warns residents of the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold, to evacuate ahead of airstrikes.
“The IDF warns residents of the Dahiyeh area in Beirut and calls on them to evacuate for their safety,” says army spokesman Col. Avichay Adraee.
“If the Hezbollah terror organization continues firing rockets toward Israeli cities and towns, the IDF will respond by targeting [Hezbollah sites] in the southern suburbs,” he says.
Earlier, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said they had instructed the IDF to strike Hezbollah in Beirut over the terror group’s repeated attacks amid the porous ceasefire.
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