Hezbollah launched dozens of rockets into Israel, targeting Moshav Beit Hillel and wounding civilians. This comes after the killing of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and recent Israeli strikes in Lebanon. The attacks have heightened tensions in the region, as world leaders express deep concern.
With tensions mounting, President Joe Biden said that as long as it threatened to attack Israel, he hoped Iran wouldn’t push things any further. The Hezbollah rocket attacks followed an Israeli operation in Beirut where its forces killed Fuad Shukr, a Hezbollah senior commander. US and Israeli officials believe that at any moment, possibly even Monday, Iran could attack Israel.
This has taken the US embassy in Lebanon to urge American citizens to leave Lebanon immediately, citing fears of a wider regional conflict. While admitting that flights had been disrupted, the embassy insisted that commercial transport options were still available for evacuation. In like manner, the UK government instructed its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately, with warnings that the situation in the region could deteriorate rapidly.
Britain is stepping up its consular effort with the deployment of border force, consular officials, and military personnel. The violence seems relentless and puts a brooding prospect of an all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah that could then spill over into a larger regional conflict.
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