The majority of Western embassies — especially European missions — have examined the Lebanese coast for potential sites from which to evacuate their citizens by sea should war break out between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group on the country’s southern border, the Lebanese Al-Akhbar newspaper reports.
Hezbollah and the IDF have exchanged fire since October 8, with the terror group justifying its attacks as efforts to express solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s war with Hamas. In recent weeks, a number of countries have sounded the alarm that an escalation to the ongoing skirmishes is imminent.
Yesterday, Dutch and German authorities urged their nationals to leave Lebanon due to the risk of war.
Meanwhile, Qatari special envoy Jassim Al Thani is due in Beirut to meet with Hezbollah, Amal, and Lebanese defense officials to try to de-escalate tensions with Israel, the outlet reports.
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