UK charters flight from Lebanon as governments prepare evacuation plans
by Nadeem Badshah and Helen Sullivan from World news | The Guardian on (#6R4GW)
UK arranges flight from Beirut while Germany evacuates embassy staff and others urge citizens to leave as Israel launches limited ground operation against Hezbollah in Lebanon
The UK has chartered a flight out of Lebanon for Britons to leave the country amid the escalating violence in the region, as governments around the world begin making contingency plans to evacuate their citizens. amid the escalating violence in the region.
The UK arranged a flight that was due to leave Beirut-Rafic Hariri international airport on Wednesday. David Lammy, the foreign secretary, described the situation in Lebanon as volatile" and with the potential to deteriorate quickly".
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