The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked its citizens this Sunday to organize their trips urgently due to a “very volatile” security situation in the region, reminding them that commercial flights to France “continue to be available.”
France has joined the list of countries who are urging their citizens living in Lebanon to leave the country, as fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East grow.
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked its citizens to organize their trips urgently due to a security situation “very volatile”. Paris is following in the footsteps of the United States and the United Kingdom, whose foreign ministries asked their citizens to leave the country on Saturday.
The United Kingdom urged its citizens in Lebanon to “depart now” on available flights, and warned that “The situation could deteriorate quickly.”
The British Foreign Secretary, David Lammypublished in X that the United Kingdom had removed the families of officials working at the British embassy in Beirut.
Sweden It also recommended its citizens evacuate the country, after announcing the closure of its embassy in Beirut. Various airlines flights have been suspended to and from Lebanon, including Air France and the German Lufthansa.
Concerns about an escalation of regional tensions have increased following the assassination of Hezbollah’s top commander, Fuad Shukurin Beirut on Tuesday night, to which Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah has promised a forceful response.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has threatened retaliation for the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.
