The Foreign Office has advised any British nationals in Lebanon to leave the country after strengthening its travel advisory to caution against all travel to the state owing to the escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Ministers have urged Brits to leave Lebanon immediately (Credit: Piotr Chrobot / Unsplash)
It comes a week after the UK government initially advised against all but essential travel to the country after “mortar and artillery exchanges” were reported in southern Lebanon.
Ministers have urged any British nationals in the country to leave at once “while commercial options remain available”. Anyone considering travel to the country from the UK, meanwhile, has been warned doing so would likely invalidate their insurance.
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