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Thousands Flee Beirut Southern Suburbs After Israel Says Strikes Ordered

Israeli leaders said Hezbollah’s repeated attacks left no part of Beirut off-limits, as evacuation warnings drove families from the district.

  • On Monday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the Israel Defense Forces to strike Hezbollah targets in Beirut's Dahiyeh district, citing "repeated violations" of the ceasefire.
  • The escalation follows Israel's recent ground advances, including seizing the 900-year-old Beaufort Castle, as both sides repeatedly violated the April 17 ceasefire agreement while trading rocket and drone fire.
  • Residents fled the Dahiyeh district after the IDF issued evacuation warnings, marking the latest displacement in a conflict that has uprooted more than 1 million people in Lebanon since March.
  • Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned that Israeli attacks violate the wider ceasefire on all fronts, as diplomatic de-escalation efforts led by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio appear to be faltering.
  • Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed there will be "no calm" in Beirut if attacks on northern Israel continue, as Israeli officials aim to establish a military-controlled security zone in southern Lebanon.
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Benyamin Netanyahu and his defence minister ordered this Monday morning the Israeli army to strike the southern suburbs of Beirut, a Hezbollah stronghold supported by Iran. Tehran advises the Israeli population to evacuate the northern part of the country.

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