FCDO urges UK nationals to leave Lebanon

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) advises UK nationals against all travel to Lebanon, the FCDO said in a statement, Report informs.

“If you are currently in Lebanon, we encourage you to leave, while commercial options remain available,” FCDO urged UK nationals.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy chaired a Cobra meeting to discuss preparations to evacuate remaining Britons from Lebanon, having already urged UK nationals to leave the country amid hostilities with Israel.

He repeated the Foreign Office’s warning to British nationals, urging them to leave Lebanon “while commercial options remain”, as the situation “could deteriorate rapidly”.