Due to the escalation of tensions in the Middle East, the authorities of the USA and Great Britain appealed to their citizens to leave Lebanon. The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Friday renewed its warning against all travel to the region. Sweden decided to close its embassy in Beirut.
The UK government also appealed to its citizens to leave Lebanon as soon as possible. “Tensions are high and the situation could deteriorate rapidly,” warned Foreign Secretary David Lammy.
“My message to British citizens is clear: leave now,” he added.
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Earlier, people were encouraged to leave Lebanon Italians Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rome. Sweden decided to close its embassy in Beirut after asking its citizens to leave Lebanon.
Warning from the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Due to the increasing number of Polish tourists coming to Lebanon, Israel and Iran The MFA reiterated its warning against all travel to the region on Friday. The ministry said the unstable situation means that leaving these places will be increasingly difficult.
Escalating tensions in the Middle East
In recent days, there has been a sharp increase in tensions between Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah operating from Lebanese territory.
Terrorist Hezbollah fired rockets at a border town Majdal Shams, which resulted in the death of 12 children and teenagersIn retaliation, Israeli forces attacked the commander of Hezbollah's operational military wing, Fouad Shukr, in Beirut, who the army said was “responsible for the deaths of children in Majdal Shams and the killing of numerous other Israeli civilians.”
On Wednesday, another attack was carried out in Tehran, killing Hamas terrorist leader Ismail Haniyeh.
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