– France urges its nationals in Lebanon to leave the country due to a “highly volatile security context”
– Western countries including the US, UK, and Sweden also recommend their citizens to leave Lebanon
– Italy advises Italians in Lebanon to return to Italy quickly by commercial flights
– Several airline companies have suspended flights to and from Beirut
– Lebanon’s tensions heightened after the killing of Hezbollah and Hamas leaders attributed to Israel
– Hezbollah claims responsibility for missile strikes against Israel as retaliation
– Regional tensions raise fears of a possible all-out war in the Middle East