The EU has warned airlines to avoid Israeli and Lebanese airspace for a month, whilst many states urge their citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately.
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00:00The European Union said airlines should avoid Lebanese and Israeli airspace for the coming
00:07month as airstrikes and rocket fire between Israel and Hezbollah escalate.
00:12In their recommendation, the EU warned of an overall intensification of airstrikes and
00:17degradation in the security situation.
00:20British nationals in Lebanon were warned to leave the country immediately as the violence
00:24intensifies.
00:26Lebanon's transport ministry also told an Iranian aircraft not to enter its airspace
00:31after Israel warned air traffic control in Beirut it would use force if the plane landed.
00:37The news came after Hezbollah confirmed their leader Hassan Nasrallah had been killed in
00:41an Israeli airstrike, for which the Palestinian group Hamas issued a statement conveying condolences.
00:48The Iraqi prime minister declared a three-day period of mourning in his country following
00:52Nasrallah's death, and Iran's supreme leader slammed what he called criminal Israel following
00:58the attack.