France urges nationals to leave Lebanon as fear of war looms
The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked its citizens on Sunday to arrange travel urgently due to “a highly volatile” security situation in the region, reminding them that commercial flights to France are “still available”.
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00:00France has joined the list of countries urging its citizens living in Lebanon to leave as
00:07soon as possible, as fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East grow.
00:16France is following in the footsteps of Washington and London, which both called on their nationals
00:21to leave on Saturday.
00:25Sweden has also announced the closure of its embassy in Beirut and called on its foreign
00:30nationals to evacuate.
00:36It comes as several airlines cancelled their flights heading to Lebanon, causing huge queues
00:41at Beirut's airport departure terminal.
00:46Concerns about an escalation in the conflict have heightened following the assassination
00:50of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday, and top Hezbollah commander
00:56Fouad Chakour in Beirut the evening before.