US, UK, Germany Warn Against Travel to Lebanon as Tensions With Israel Mount

Several countries have urged their citizens to leave Lebanon while commercial options remain available.

Lebanese security 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, the United Kingdom and other countries are calling on their citizens to avoid traveling to Lebanon as tensions between Israel and the Iran-backed Hezbollah have intensified.

The U.S. Embassy in Beirut issued a travel advisory on Thursday warning American citizens against travel to southern Lebanon, the Lebanon-Syria border area or refugee settlements.