Israel’s racist colonial regime has demanded the immediate evacuation of the southern suburb of Lebanon’s capital Beirut. Fascist Israeli government minister Bezalel Smotrich announced that the southern suburbs will be “like Khan Younis”:

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The threat has forced thousands of Lebanese civilians to flee on foot amid heavy bombing that has flattened or badly damaged large areas of the city. Israel has notionally had a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon since its 2024 terrorist attacks using exploding pagers killed and maimed thousands across the country, including children. However, the occupation regime has violated it multiple times daily and is now attempting to invade southern Lebanon. It is reportedly meeting heavy resistance from Lebanese militia, with several tanks destroyed and retaliatory attacks on Israeli bases.

The evacuation order shows the extent of the area of the city Israel thinks it has the right to order residents to flee:

Israel, which has already begun to sell Lebanese land it doesn’t own, to would-be illegal settlers, has also ordered the evacuation of all of southern Lebanon up to the Litani river, which runs more than half the length of the country.

Israeli military spokespeople have confessed to Hebrew-language broadcasters that Israel did not expect the fierce resistance its troops have encountered.

The rogue and terror state being its usual appalling self.

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