Germany calls on citizens to leave Lebanon ‘urgently,’ says air travel could be cut off

Amid fears of a major Israeli military response to Saturday’s deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights, Germany updates its travel warning to Lebanon, saying that air travel could be cut off.

German citizens are “urgently requested to leave Lebanon.”

“A further escalation of the situation and expansion of the conflict cannot be ruled out,” Germany’s Foreign Office writes. “This applies in particular to the southern parts of Lebanon, including the southern urban areas of Beirut, and the Bekaa Valley, including the Baalbek-Hermel district. A further escalation could also lead to a complete suspension of air traffic from Rafiq Hariri Airport. Leaving Lebanon by air would then no longer be possible.”

Germany has also been warning against travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories.