IDF Issues Evacuation Warning for Southern Beirut
October 3, 2024
IDF issues evacuation warning for southern Beirut
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued fresh evacuation orders for several parts of southern Beirut in the early hours of Thursday morning.
The warning was directed at residents of the Haret Hreik, Burj al-Barajneh, and Hadath Gharb areas specifically.
“You are located near facilities and interests belonging to Hezbollah, which the army will act against in the near future,” Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on social media.
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Lebanon’s Hospitals ‘Overwhelmed’ by Injured Patients
October 3, 2024
Lebanon’s hospitals ‘overwhelmed’ by injured patients
Lebanon’s healthcare system is struggling to keep up with the number of people injured in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said late on Wednesday.
“The death toll in Lebanon is rising, and hospitals are overwhelmed with the influx of injured patients,” Tedros said on social media.
“The health system has been weakened by successive crises and is struggling to cope with the immense needs.”
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6 Dead in Israeli Strike Targeting Central Beirut Building
October 3, 2024
6 dead in Israeli strike targeting central Beirut building
At least six people were killed by an Israeli strike in Beirut, Lebanon’s Health Ministry said in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Another seven people were wounded in the attack, the ministry added.
The air strike hit an apartment in the residential Bashoura district, not far from the United Nations office, the prime minister’s office, and the Lebanese parliament.
There was no warning issued ahead of the strike, the Associated Press reported.
The Hezbollah-run Al-Manar TV channel said the strike targeted a center of Hezbollah’s health unit.
Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Shiite political party and militant group in Lebanon. It is considered a terrorist organization by the US, Germany, and several Sunni Arab countries, while the EU lists its armed wing as a terrorist group.
zc/wd (Reuters, AP, AFP, dpa)
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