Thousands clog highways as Lebanese try to flee out of Israeli firing line

Cars sit in traffic as they flee the southern villages amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes, in Sidon, Lebanon(Mohammed Zaatari/AP)

Thousands of Lebanese citizens have led from southern parts of the country, with highways and roads out of the port city of Sidon jammed with cars.

Residents evacuated and headed towards the capital of Beirut in the biggest exodus since 2006.