US Embassy Warns American Citizens in Lebanon to Leave on ‘Any Ticket Available’

‘We encourage those who wish to depart Lebanon to book any ticket available to them,’ the US Embassy warned.

Lebanese security forces stand guard on a road that leads to the U.S. Embassy in Aukar, a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on June 5, 2024. Bilal Hussein/AP Photo

The United States, France, the UK, and many other countries warned their citizens to leave Lebanon as soon as possible amid rising regional tensions, following strikes in Beirut and Israel in recent days.

The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon told its citizens that they should book “any ticket available to them,“ while the UK’s foreign secretary’s office called on British citizens to ”leave now.”