The government has arranged a fourth and - for now final - flight to leave Beirut tomorrow.
The Foreign Office has been urging British citizens to leave the country. The department said more than 2,000 people have registered their presence in Lebanon.Monday marks a year since the 7th October attacks. Peace marches are taking place in London over the weekend. A hospital in southern Lebanon says nine staff have been injured as Israeli shells hit the facility while they were trying to evacuate.More explosions have been heard across southern Beirut overnight.
Read more: Police force apologises to family after putting down pet XL bully by mistakeRead more: Memorial events planned for 25th anniversary of Ladbroke Grove rail disaster which killed 31 Israel began a ground incursion into Lebanon on Tuesday against the Hezbollah militant group, while continuing strikes in Gaza. The Israeli military said nine soldiers have died in the conflict in southern Lebanon.
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