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Residents flee Beirut’s southern suburbs after Israeli evacuation warning: AFP journalists

Published March 5, 2026 Updated March 5, 2026 06:32pm
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Residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs have fled en masse after an evacuation warning from the Israeli army covering an area home to hundreds of thousands of people, AFP journalists have reported.

Massive traffic jams formed on the outskirts of the southern suburbs, which has a strong Hezbollah presence, leaving people unable to evacuate quickly.

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