Israel strikes Beirut’s southern suburbs after issuing a blanket evacuation order
Israel launched a series of strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut Thursday after ordering all residents of the densely populated area to evacuate. Traffic was gridlocked in Lebanon 's capital on Thursday as panicked residents tried to flee after Israel's military issued an evacuation notice telling residents to “save your lives and evacuate your homes immediately,” and specified which routes they should take to escape. FRANCE 24's Catherine Norris-Trent reports from Beirut.
Israel targets Beirut’s southern suburbs after issuing a blanket evacuation order
Israel launched a series of strikes on the southern suburbs of Beirut Thursday after ordering all residents of the densely populated area to evacuate.
Panic in Beirut as Israel warns people to evacuate from the city’s southern suburbs
Traffic was gridlocked in Lebanon's capital on Thursday as panicked residents tried to flee after Israel's military ordered people from all of Beirut's southern suburbs to evacuate, app
Israeli Army orders mass evacuation of Beirut's southern suburbs
BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 5 (UPI) -- The Israeli Army on Thursday ordered a mass evacuation of Beirut's southern suburbs -- a main stronghold of Iran-backed Hezbollah -- in an unprecedented warning ahead of massive strikes, causing widespread panic among fleeing residents and heavy traffic jams in the capital.
Panic in Beirut as Israel warns Lebanon’s southern suburbs to evacuate
Israel orders residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate, and the move sets off panic and gridlock across the capital.
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