Hezbollah commander in Nabatiya dead – Israel calls for the evacuation of areas in southern Lebanon

New attacks on her are preparing to launch his army in the Nabatiya region in southern Lebanon, after giving today (30.10.2024) an evacuation order for the residents to move away from their homes. The representative of the Israeli army wrote in “X” that: “For your safety, you must immediately evacuate your homes and move north of the Auali River”, while he announced that Deputy Commander of the Raduan Forces of Hezbollah was killed in Nabatiya. At the same time, the residents of Balbec are today mass leaving the city with a history of millennia in eastern Lebanon, following an evacuation order given by the Israeli army, as broadcast by the correspondent of the French Agency at the site. The Israeli army called on the residents of Balbek and many neighbouring communities in eastern Lebanon to leave their homes, stating that it wants to carry out military operations against facilities of the pro-Iran Islamist organization Hezbollah in the region. It is the first time since the beginning, on 23 September, of the Israeli air bombing campaign in Lebanon, that an evacuation order concerns the entire city of Balbec, where some of the best preserved Roman temples are located and has been described as a monument to Unesco’s global cultural heritage and its surroundings. An evacuation order and Baalbeck “For the safety of yours and your family, you should immediately evacuate your homes and move out of the city and villages ” said the Israelis. The IDF spokesperson in Arabic, Aviceay Adraee, issued assessment instructions for the residents of the Baalbek area in Lebanon. The IDF urges residents to leave the area for their safety. — Israel War Room (@IsraelWarRoom) Civil protection vehicles patrolled the city, calling loudly on residents to leave it, according to the French Agency correspondent. The evacuation order was also transmitted by loudspeakers to mosques and churches. Amid panic, residents rushed to leave their city with cars loaded with mattresses, without knowing where to go. “The city is almost empty,” said the correspondent. According to IDF briefing, Israel’s military forces have already begun the bombings of the areas in southern Lebanon.