Foreign Secretary David Lammy has urged British nationals to heed the government’s advice and leave Lebanon immediately.
He said the situation on the ground is “fast moving” and ministers can’t guarantee being able to help “if things escalate in a major way over the coming hours and days”.
There are concerns about rising violence in the Middle East after Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed in Israeli airstrikes on Beirut.
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Mr Lammy said the government had set up a rapid response unit to help Britons wanting to leave Lebanon, with 700 troops stationed in Cyprus and seats booked on commercial flights to bring British citizens home.
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