IDF spox. in Arabic cautions residents of Bekaa, Tyre to evacuate certain areas and buildings

The statement cautioned residents to avoid facilities affiliated with Hezbollah, noting that the IDF would operate in that area. 

 Smoke billows amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon, October 7, 2024.  (photo credit: AZIZ TAHER/REUTERS)
Smoke billows amid the ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Tyre, southern Lebanon, October 7, 2024.
(photo credit: AZIZ TAHER/REUTERS)

IDF Spokesperson in Arabic Avichay Adraee urged residents in the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon to evacuate certain buildings specified on the map in a post to X/Twitter on Thursday morning. 

The statement cautioned residents to avoid facilities affiliated with Hezbollah, noting that the IDF would operate in that area. 

These buildings and neighboring buildings should be immediately evacuated and residents should stay at least 500 meters away, the spokesperson wrote. 

IDF fighter jets reportedly seen above Bekaa

Israeli fighter jets reportedly conducted strikes in the western part of the Bekaa Valley, Hezbollah-affiliated network Al Mayadeen reported on Thursday. 

Later on Thursday, Adraee posted another warning for residents of Tyre, on the coast of Lebanon, instructing residents to evacuate at least 500 meters from specific buildings. 

The statement also mentioned that these areas, including certain buildings and neighborhoods, were affiliated with Hezbollah therefore the IDF would operate in these areas.