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PHOTOS: Lebanese citizens flee Beirut in cars, on foot as Israel threatens strikes

Published June 1, 2026 Updated June 1, 2026 05:17pm
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Residents flee their homes after Israel ordered attacks on the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital Beirut on June 1, 2026. — AFP
Residents flee their homes after Israel ordered attacks on the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital Beirut on June 1, 2026. — AFP
People, including children, walk along a road, as they flee the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to attack targets in the suburbs on June 1, 2026. — Reuters
People, including children, walk along a road, as they flee the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to attack targets in the suburbs on June 1, 2026. — Reuters
A street vendor flees with other residents after Israel ordered attacks on the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital Beirut on June 1, 2026. — AFP
A street vendor flees with other residents after Israel ordered attacks on the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital Beirut on June 1, 2026. — AFP
A man with luggage and a cat in a carrier walks, as people make their way while they flee the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to attack targets in the suburbs on June 1, 2026. — Reuters
A man with luggage and a cat in a carrier walks, as people make their way while they flee the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to attack targets in the suburbs on June 1, 2026. — Reuters
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