Crowds of passengers were queueing at Beirut airport's departure terminal on Saturday as flights are disrupted amidst concerns of a full-fledged regional war.
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00:00Airlines from the US, Europe and Asia have suspended flights to Israel and Lebanon, citing
00:06security concerns following recent developments in the Middle East.
00:11Scores of passengers could be seen queuing at Beirut airport's departure terminal after
00:16the cancellation of flights bound for Lebanon.
00:21Concerns about a full-fledged regional war are high following the assassination of a
00:25Hamas leader in Tehran on Wednesday and a top Hezbollah commander the day before in
00:31Beirut.
00:33The assassinations came following the deaths of children and teenagers killed last week
00:38in the Israeli-annexed region of the Golan Heights in Syria.
00:44Israel accused Hezbollah of carrying out the strike, which Hezbollah denied.
00:50Since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, Hezbollah and Israel have traded fire on an
00:56almost daily basis.