IAF strikes Hezbollah command centers in Dahiyeh following evacuation warnings issued

These strikes follow earlier evacuation warnings issued to residents of southern Beirut neighborhoods.

NOVEMBER 25, 2024 09:45

Updated: NOVEMBER 25, 2024 12:33

Smoke rises over Dahieh in Beirut's southern suburbs, after overnight Israeli air strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, October 3, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/AMR ABDALLAH DALSH) — Smoke rises over Dahieh in Beirut's southern suburbs, after overnight Israeli air strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, October 3, 2024.

(photo credit: REUTERS/AMR ABDALLAH DALSH)

The Israel Air Force conducted intelligence-based strikes on several Hezbollah command centers in Dahieyh, Beirut, the military said on Monday.

Dahieyh, a southern suburb of the Lebanese capital, is known as a Hezbollah stronghold.

The strikes follow earlier evacuation warnings issued to residents of southern Beirut neighborhoods.

IDF evacuation orders

IDF Arabic Spokesperson Avichay Adraee issued an evacuation warning to residents of the Haret Hreik neighborhood in southern Beirut in a post to X/Twitter on Monday morning.

#عاجل إلى جميع السكان المتواجدين في منطقة الضاحية الجنوبية وتحديدًا في المباني المحددة في الخرائط المرفقة والمباني المجاورة لها في حارة حريك⭕️أنتم تتواجدون بالقرب من منشآت ومصالح تابعة لحزب الله حيث سيعمل ضدها جيش الدفاع بقوة على المدى الزمني القريب ⭕️من أجل سلامتكم وسلامة… pic.twitter.com/4QQZGh2QhS
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) November 25, 2024

"For your safety and the safety of your family members, you must evacuate these buildings and those adjacent to them immediately and stay away from them for a distance of no less than 500 meters," Adraee wrote.