UK withdraws some embassy staff from Lebanon and tells nationals to leave
by Peter Walker Deputy political editor from World news | The Guardian on (#6G553)
Foreign Office says situation has potential to deteriorate quickly' after Israeli and Hezbollah forces clash
The Foreign Office has withdrawn some embassy staff from Lebanon and is advising British nationals to leave the country while they still can amid increasing concern about violence and unrest connected to the conflict in Gaza.
Events in Lebanon are fast moving. The situation has potential to deteriorate quickly and with no warning," the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said in a statement, which advised Britons in Lebanon to register with the embassy and make plans to leave while possible.
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