Prime Minister Calls for Aussies in Lebanon to Return Home Urgently

Senator Penny Wong also is emphasising the urgency for Australians to leave Lebanon immediately.

Smoke billows following an Israeli airstrike in the southern Lebanese border village of Chihine on July 28, 2024. KAWNAT HAJU/AFP via Getty Images

Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has joined the voice to urge Australians in Lebanon to return home immediately.

This call follows an Israeli drone strike in Beirut that killed a top Hezbollah commander and another strike in Iran that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, raising fears of a broader escalation amid Israel’s war in Gaza.