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Lebanon fears return of Israeli occupation as Beirut strikes loom
Lebanon fears return of Israeli occupation as Beirut strikes loom
Israeli forces are deep inside Lebanese territory as the southern suburbs of Beirut brace for airstrikes.
Beatrice Farhat
Jun 1, 2026
This picture taken from a position in the Upper Galilee region in northern Israel shows Israeli military vehicles driving along the road in southern Lebanon near the border with Israel on May 31, 2026. — Jalaa MAREY / AFP via Getty Images
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BEIRUT — Traffic jams paralyzed the roads leading out of Beirut’s southern suburbs on Monday after Israel ordered its military to carry out strikes against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in the Lebanese capital and as Israeli forces continued to advance in southern Lebanon.
Online footage showed Lebanese civilians fleeing the Dahiyeh area in their cars.
بعد إعلان إسرائيل تصعيدها في الضاحية الجنوبية زحمة سير في الطيونة بسبب حركة النزوح#LBCINews pic.twitter.com/4qzZ6ywUpr
— LBCI Lebanon News (@LBCI_NEWS) June 1, 2026
Earlier on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a joint statement that they have instructed the military to strike “terrorist targets in the Dahiyeh district of Beirut” in response to the “repeated violations of the ceasefire in Lebanon by the Hezbollah terror organization and the attacks against our cities and citizens.”
While Israeli strikes have continued in southern Lebanon despite a US-brokered ceasefire announced last month, the capital Beirut and its suburbs have........
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