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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Strikes reported in Baalbek area after IDF warned entire Lebanese city to evacuate
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Vehicles condense along a road as residents of Lebanon's eastern city of Baalbek evacuate from the Beqaa Valley city on October 30, 2024, after a statement from the Israeli army spokesperson warning residents of incoming strikes on Hezbollah targets. (Nidal SOLH / AFP)
After the IDF issued evacuation orders for the entire northeastern Lebanese city of Baalbek and surrounding villages, media in Lebanon report strikes in the area.
The strikes come while Naim Qassem gives his first speech as chief of Hezbollah.
غارات عنيفة ومتتالية على #بعلبك وضواحيها pic.twitter.com/SkDon8vkyG
— kataeb.org (@kataeb_Ar) October 30, 2024
Separately, the IDF issues fresh evacuation orders for Nabatieh and several other villages in southern Lebanon ahead of airstrikes. The area had already received such orders several weeks ago.