Panic gripped Beirut as residents rushed to evacuate following an Israeli military order for the southern suburbs, with over half a million people fleeing the city. Fear of imminent airstrikes drove families to leave their homes, exemplified by a man who, with his wife and child on a moped, expressed the urgent need to escape the threat. Israeli military officials indicated plans for deeper strikes in Lebanon, raising concerns of an escalating conflict that could impact the entire region.
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