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UK Nationals Urged to Leave Lebanon Amid War Risk
Due to escalating tensions and a deadly rocket attack in the Golan Heights, the UK Foreign Secretary has urged approximately 16,000 British nationals in Lebanon to leave immediately. Israel attributes the attack to Hezbollah, though the group denies it, and a Cobra emergency meeting has been held over the crisis. British nationals are advised to depart while commercial flights are available, as immediate evacuation can't be guaranteed if the conflict worsens.
The UK Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, has advised approximately 16,000 British nationals in Lebanon to leave immediately due to escalating tensions following a deadly rocket attack in the Golan Heights.
On Saturday, a rocket strike in Majdal Shams, an Israeli-occupied town in the Golan Heights, killed 12 young people.
Israel has attributed the attack to Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based militant group backed by Iran, though Hezbollah has denied responsibility.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer chaired a Cobra emergency meeting to address the Middle East crisis.
Lammy stressed the urgency for British nationals to depart while commercial flights are still available, warning that the UK government cannot ensure immediate evacuation if conflict worsens.
Registration schemes have been launched to locate UK nationals in Lebanon.
A recent explosion in a southern Beirut suburb, a Hezbollah stronghold, further heightens concerns.
Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell also warned of potential conflict escalation along the Lebanon-Israel border, known as the Blue Line.
On Saturday, a rocket strike in Majdal Shams, an Israeli-occupied town in the Golan Heights, killed 12 young people.
Israel has attributed the attack to Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based militant group backed by Iran, though Hezbollah has denied responsibility.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer chaired a Cobra emergency meeting to address the Middle East crisis.
Lammy stressed the urgency for British nationals to depart while commercial flights are still available, warning that the UK government cannot ensure immediate evacuation if conflict worsens.
Registration schemes have been launched to locate UK nationals in Lebanon.
A recent explosion in a southern Beirut suburb, a Hezbollah stronghold, further heightens concerns.
Conservative Shadow Foreign Secretary Andrew Mitchell also warned of potential conflict escalation along the Lebanon-Israel border, known as the Blue Line.
