Fear gripped much of Lebanon’s capital after the Israeli military on Thursday issued a sweeping evacuation order for all of southern Beirut, which is home to hundreds of thousands of people.
The order was Israel’s most extensive for Beirut in the current war and bigger than any it issued during the 2024 conflict with Hizbollah. It came a day after a sweeping evacuation order for southern Lebanon, where Hizbollah draws much of its support, covering about 8 per cent of the country’s land area.
The war in Lebanon has escalated sharply in the four days since Hizbollah fired rockets into Israel on behalf of Iran, triggering a brutal offensive by Israel.
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