The department recommended that individuals review flight options at Beirut-Rafic Hariri International Airport.
Pro-Palestinian protestors in Lebanon are shown. The State Department recommended that U.S. citizens in Lebanon evacuate. | Bilal Hussein/APThe State Department on Friday recommended that U.S. citizens in Lebanon evacuate while flights are available due to an “unpredictable security situation” amid the escalating regional conflict.
“You should have a plan of action for crisis situations that does not rely on U.S. government assistance,”“There is no guarantee the U.S. government will evacuate private U.S. citizens and their family members in a crisis situation,” the statement added. “In the event that a U.S. military-assisted evacuation does occur, our focus will be on helping U.S. citizens. The U.S. government generally cannot provide in-country transportation during a crisis.
Israel on Friday expanded its Gaza bombardment after the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas militants on Israeli settlements, with the Biden administration seeking to contain the conflict from spreading to areas such as Lebanon.
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