Germany urged its citizens to leave Lebanon as tensions in the region rise following a deadly strike on an Israel-occupied town that killed 12 children and teenagers.
ADVERTISEMENTGermany urgently requested its citizens to leave Lebanon amidst fears of a major Israeli military response to Saturday’s deadly rocket attack on the Golan Heights.
The nation updated its travel warning to Lebanon on Monday, saying that air travel could be cut off.
“A further escalation of the situation and expansion of the conflict cannot be ruled out,” the German Foreign Office wrote in a statement, “This applies in particular to the southern parts of Lebanon, including the southern urban areas of Beirut.”
“A further escalation could also lead to a complete suspension of air traffic from Rafiq Hariri Airport. Leaving Lebanon by air would then no longer be possible.”
Germany has also issued travel warnings for Israel and Palestine.
The news comes as Israeli strikes continued to hit villages in southern Lebanon on Monday.
Israeli strikes in the town of Shaqra killed two people and injured three others.
Israel is considering its response to a rocket attack from Lebanon over the weekend that killed 12 children and teenagers in a town in Syria’s Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
Monday's strikes did not appear to be Israel's response to the deadly weekend attack but were more routine fighting.
Since Oct. 8, violence has flared across the border between Israeli troops and the Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah.