Residents began fleeing Beirut’s southern Dahiye area after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the military to carry out airstrikes on the Lebanese capital’s southern suburbs, Anadolu reports.
Heavy traffic formed at major exit points in Dahiye as people left the area following the announcement.
Netanyahu on Monday ordered the army to carry out strikes in Beirut’s Dahiyeh district, claiming the attacks were a response to Hezbollah’s “repeated violations” of the ongoing ceasefire in Lebanon.
Netanyahu claimed he and Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered the army to “strike terrorist targets” in the area.
The order came despite a US-mediated ceasefire that took effect on April 17 and was later extended through early July.
