The Guardian September 28, 2024 IDF tells civilians to leave ahead of strikes on buildings in southern Beirut in 'coming hours'
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has warned that it will strike areas of southern Beirut in the “coming hours” and called on civilians to leave those areas.
The statement by IDF spokesperson Rear Adm Daniel Hagari comes after the IDF ordered residents of Dahiyeh, the southern suburb of Beirut, to evacuate certain areas as they were “located near Hezbollah interests”.
A map posted by an Israeli military spokesperson showed different neighbourhoods of Dahiyeh, pointing to specific buildings in al-Laylakeh and al-Hadath, both densely populated areas of Beirut.
Hagari reiterated the warning to residents of three buildings in Dahiyeh to evacuate.
He said: In the coming hours we are going to strike strategic capability that Hezbollah placed underground, under three buildings in the heart of the Dahiyeh. And Nasarallah stayed put in that specific building – sitting duck for Israeli strike
