US evacuates its citizens from Lebanon

The American Embassy in Lebanon recommended that all its citizens leave the country immediately. “The State Department encourages U.S. citizens in Lebanon to plan to leave as soon as possible while commercial options are still available. We encourage U.S. citizens who choose not to travel to prepare emergency plans,” the statement said. Tensions have risen along the border between Lebanon and occupied Palestine as Lebanon's Hezbollah movement announced Wednesday evening that two of its fighters had died in the line of jihadist duty. According to CNN, the US Embassy in Lebanon has advised its citizens to leave the country as soon as commercial flights become available.

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