Israel orders more than 500,000 people to evacuate Beirut’s southern suburbs

Instruction comes as Israel continues to bomb Lebanon and Iran, while Tehran launches retaliatory strikesMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli military has ordered the entire population of Beirut’s southern suburbs to evacuate, as it continued to bomb Lebanon and Iran, while Tehran launched retaliatory strikes against Israel and US bases across the region.An Israel Defense Forces spokesperson told all residents of Beirut’s southern suburbs – more than 500,000 people – to “save your lives and evacuate your homes immediately”, before Israel launched airstrikes on what he described as Hezbollah targets. The area covered by the order included several hospitals and government ministries. Continue reading...