Foreign Secretary David Lammy has called on Brits to leave Lebanon “while commercial options remain” as tensions reach boiling point in the Middle East.
Mr Lammy took to social media to warn British citizens the situation could "deteriorate rapidly", with Israel and Hezbollah seemingly on the verge of war.It comes after at least 37 people were killed as hand-held devices, including pagers and walkie-talkies, exploded across Lebanon.Mr Lammy tweeted today: “My message to British nationals in Lebanon is leave while commercial options remain.“Tensions are high and the situation could deteriorate rapidly.
The sound, believed to be Israeli jets breaking the sound barrier over the city, coincided with Nasrallah's public address, as the world's media watched on.Hezbollah has vowed revenge on Israel in the wake of the device explosions.The noise took place during live media broadcasts in the area, with Sky correspondant, John Sparks, noting: "I just heard a loud blast from somewhere behind me, I can hear airplanes".
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