Israel’s military warned residents to leave areas in southern Lebanon immediately

An Arabic-speaking spokesman for Israel’s military warned residents of about 25 areas in southern Lebanon today to head immediately north of the Awali River. Earlier this morning, a new Israeli strike targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut, hours after extremely heavy nighttime raids on this Hezbollah stronghold, according to the official Lebanese news agency ANI. AFP correspondents heard a terrifying explosion and saw clouds of smoke over the capital’s southern suburbs. For about two weeks now, the Israeli air force has been bombing the southern districts of the city, which the residents have abandoned. Meanwhile, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati called on the world to “put pressure on Israel” to commit to a ceasefire after a night of heavy shelling in the southern suburbs of Beirut. In his statement, Mikati welcomed the statements of French President Emmanuel Macron, who “once again supported Lebanon” citing a […]
Source: News Beast

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