Saudi Arabia urges citizens to leave Lebanon ‘immediately’
Saudi Arabia has called on its citizens to leave Lebanon without delay.
The Saudi embassy in Beirut said in a statement posted on X that it was “following closely the developments in south Lebanon”, near the border with Israel, and “reiterating its call for Saudi nationals to leave Lebanon’s territory immediately”.
Situation at Beirut Airport this morning
A video posted online showed severe congestion at Beirut airport after a number of airlines cancelled scheduled flights to and from the Lebanese capital due to the tense situation in the region.
More than 75 flights have been cancelled at Rafic Hariri Airport in Beirut since last Thursday and 228 flights have been delayed.
The safety of British nationals caught up in the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Lebanon is our top priority.
We have temporarily withdrawn the families of officials working at @ukinlebanon.
My message for British nationals is clear, leave now. https://t.co/c7ifMUaDE1
— David Lammy (@DavidLammy) August 4, 2024
Hezbollah says it shelled Israeli military site near Malkia
Hezbollah says it shelled Israel’s military site near the Malkia settlement in the north.
Its statement on Telegram did not elaborate on the result of the attack.
Hezbollah has frequently said that its attacks on northern Israel will cease once Israel ends its war on Gaza.
Israeli military says Hezbollah operatives killed in southern Lebanon strikes
The Israeli military has released footage it says shows a Hezbollah operative entering a weapons depot in the village of Hula before being killed in an air strike.
It claims that it separately killed another Hezbollah operative in a drone strike in the Beit Lif area, also in southern Lebanon. The Israeli military also reports more air strikes in Aita al-Shaab to hit Hezbollah infrastructure.
It said some of the rockets launched by Hezbollah towards northern Israel earlier today made impact in Kiryat Shmona, Malkia and the occupied Shebaa Farms.
