Fact-check: Multiple recent X posts from credible accounts like Anadolu Agency and links to France24 confirm over 83,000 people displaced in Lebanon due to Israeli evacuation orders and strikes, with specific mentions of strikes targeting Hezbollah areas in southern Beirut suburbs. This aligns with reports from Le Figaro and France24 cited in the article, showing real-time consistency across social media and news sources.
Mass evacuation underway in Beirut as Israeli strikes intensify
Residents in southern Beirut suburbs, a major Hezbollah stronghold housing hundreds of thousands, are fleeing in panic following evacuation warnings with heavy gunfire reported in the area, Le Figaro reports. The mass displacement marks a dramatic escalation in the Lebanon-Israel crisis, with Israeli military operations now in their fourth day and displacing over 83,000 people across Lebanon, France 24 reports.