US embassy in Lebanon urges American citizens to ‘leave now’
The US embassy in Lebanon has urged American citizens to leave the country immediately amid continuing confrontations between Hezbollah and Israeli forces.
“The State Department recommends that US citizens in Lebanon leave now, while commercial flights remain available, due to the unpredictable security situation,” the embassy said in a statement.
“You should have a plan of action for crisis situations that does not rely on US government assistance. The best time to leave a country is before a crisis if at all possible.”
There have been growing fears of an all-out war between Hezbollah and Israel in Lebanon as the conflict in Gaza intensifies.
