Israeli army calls on residents of the capital Beirut to evacuate

According to TASS news agency on October 5, issuing an announcement in Arabic, the official representative of the Israeli army Avichai Edri called on residents of the Burj al-Barajneh area, located in the southern suburbs of the capital Beirut, Lebanon, to urgently evacuate to a safe place.

"A new emergency warning for residents of the southern suburbs, especially those in buildings in the Burj Al Barajneh area. For your own safety and that of your family members, you must immediately evacuate and neighboring buildings and stay at least 500 meters away from them," an Israeli army spokesman wrote on social network X.

Edri also posted a satellite image of the area, which shows a building that Hezbollah in Lebanon is said to have used as a military base. The Israeli military spokesman stressed: “Those close to Hezbollah’s subjects and interests will be targeted by the Israeli military in the coming time.”

On the Hezbollah side, in an official statement, the representative of this force said that at least 20 Israeli soldiers were killed or injured in clashes with Hezbollah armed groups in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah said that it had planted explosive devices along the Israeli army's route and detonated them. "Our troops opened fire with light and medium weapons, as well as rocket-propelled grenades, at the enemy at close range, forcing them to retreat to the border," Hezbollah said.

Since October 1, Israel has been conducting a ground campaign against Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon, and has continued to bombard its neighbor, where more than 1,000 people have been killed, including Hezbollah leaders, and more than 90,000 have become refugees. Despite losses, including in command personnel, Hezbollah continues to fight on the ground and has not stopped rocket attacks on Israeli territory.