Up to 10,000 Britons could require evacuation from Lebanon if the conflict between Hezbollah and Israel escalates further
Bystanders and reporters check the destruction in a street under a residential building whose top two floors were hit by an Israeli strike in the Ghobeiri area of Beirut’s southern suburbs on Tuesday The Prime Minister told UK nationals in Lebanon “now is the time to leave” as British troops were deployed to Cyprus amid fears of
Military personal will be supported by Border Force and Foreign Office officials and will be on hand to assist the evacuation of thousands of Brits. “More broadly, I am worried about the situation and I think we need to be clear we need de-escalation, we need a ceasefire, we need to pull back from the brink. I think that will be amongst the first topics we discuss in New York.”The comments came following significant military escalation between Israel and Lebanon after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members exploded last week, killing more than 30 people and injuring thousands.
Mr Healy said the Government was ensuring “all preparations” were in place to “support British nationals should the situation deteriorate”. The UK already has RAF personal in Cyprus and Royal Navy ships in the eastern Mediterranean after stepping up its presence in August to support British nationals.
Vehicles wait in traffic in the town of Damour, south of the capital Beirut, on Tuesday, as people flee southern Lebanon
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