Evacuation order threatens Beirut hospitals
On April 9, 2026, the Israeli Defense Forces issued a new evacuation order for Beirut's Jnah area. The order triggered civilian flight from the area as medical facilities, including the Rafik Hariri University Hospital, warned that evacuating their 450 patients was operationally unfeasible. According to UN News reports, the mass evacuation orders displaced an estimated 5,000 residents from the densely populated urban neighborhood.
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Displaced: 5000
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