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Live blog: Israel issues ultimatum to Beirut’s southern residents to flee
Tel Aviv’s year long war on Gaza has killed at least 41,965 Palestinians. Separately, Israeli attacks across Lebanon since October 2023 have killed more than 2,119 people and uprooted another 1.2 million.
Relatives of Palestinians who lost their lives in the Israeli army’s attack on a house at Bureij refugee camp mourn during the funeral ceremony after the bodies are brought to the morgue of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. / Photo: AA
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Relatives of Palestinians who lost their lives in the Israeli army’s attack on a house at Bureij refugee camp mourn during the funeral ceremony after the bodies are brought to the morgue of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. / Photo: AA
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
2014 GMT — The Israeli military has declared residents in the southern suburbs of Beirut to flee their homes, citing plans to target the area with air strikes soon.
“Urgent warning to the residents of the southern suburbs in Haret Hreik … specifically to those in the buildings marked on the maps and those nearby,” Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army’s spokesperson for Arabic media, posted on X.
He shared two maps that he claimed showed buildings near Hezbollah facilities and interests, warning residents to flee because the Israeli army would soon attack them “in the near future.”
“You must evacuate these buildings and those nearby immediately and keep a distance of at least 500 meters,” Adraee added.
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2224 GMT — Anadolu marks Gaza war anniversary with short film
Anadolu Agency, marking the first anniversary of the Israeli carnage in besieged Gaza, released a short animation in 13 languages depicting Israel’s genocide in the blockaded enclave.
It highlights Israel’s year-long massacre in the enclave, which has displaced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
The animation begins with a scene of a young child who, after losing their home in the attack, asks their family: “Where will we go?”
It portrays the suffering endured by Palestinians under Israeli bombardment for the past year.
The animation further illustrates how the Israeli army, through evacuation orders issued since October 7, 2023, has pushed Palestinians into so-called safe zones, forcing them into displacement within Gaza.
The animation shows Palestinian civilians trying to flee to these alleged safe areas, only to be directly targeted by Israeli bombings and soldiers along the way.
2100 GMT — Hamas slams Israel’s orders to empty out 3 Gaza hospitals
Hamas has condemned Israel’s orders to evacuate three hospitals in northern Gaza as a “criminal attempt to implement a displacement plan.”
“The Israeli army’s warning to evacuate Kamal Adwan, the Indonesian, and Al-Awda hospitals of patients and medical staff is a criminal attempt to carry out Tel Aviv ‘s displacement plans,” Hamas said in a statement.
“This terrorist threat against hospitals and the forced evacuation is tantamount to a death sentence for thousands of patients and wounded individuals, including women, the elderly, and children.”
2031 GMT — Hezbollah said it attacked 6 Israeli military sites with rockets, drones
Hezbollah said that it attacked six Israeli military positions in northern Israeli settlements using rockets and drones.
The group said in a series of statements that its fighters targeted military gatherings in Yiftah, Avivim, Biranit Orchards, Maroun El Ras and Metula with rockets.
It reported using a “swarm of kamikaze drones” to strike an Israeli military position in the settlement of Ya’ara.
For our live updates from Tuesday, October 8, 2024, click here.
SOURCE: TRTWORLD AND AGENCIES
