Beirut evacuees 'sleeping in tents and cars'

Some residents in the Beirut suburb of Dahieh have left their homes amid ongoing air strikes by Israel.

Residents of Dahieh, a suburb of Beirut, have been forced to flee their homes due to ongoing Israeli airstrikes, leading to mass displacement and people sleeping in tents and cars.

Najah and Hajar, along with their children, walked for hours to escape the bombing in Dahieh, but as night fell, they found themselves without shelter, highlighting the dire conditions faced by displaced families.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports that Israel carried out heavy airstrikes on Beirut after ordering residents to evacuate the entire southern suburbs. The strikes targeted Hezbollah command centers and weapons depots following fire from the Iran-backed group. Explosions lit up the sky over the southern districts as thousands of civilians fled, with many forced to sleep in cars, on beaches, or in central Beirut streets. Lebanon’s Health Ministry reported at least 123 people killed and 683 wounded. The scale of the evacuation and bombardment marks one of the most intense attacks on Beirut in years.