[ad_1] Australians have been warned to avoid travel to Lebanon as chaos in the Middle East continues to escalate. The Department of Foreign Affairs
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Australians have been warned to avoid travel to Lebanon as chaos in the Middle East continues to escalate.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued the latest travel advice to its Smart Traveller site on Thursday.
“We’ve updated our travel advice for Lebanon and now advise do not travel due to the volatile security situation and the risk of the security situation deteriorating further,” the warning said.
“If you’re in Lebanon and wish to leave, you should depart through the first available commercial option as soon as you’re able to do so.
“Airports may pause operations with little notice due to heightened security concerns.”
The department warns terror attacks could occur “anytime and anywhere, including in Beirut”.
Protests have erupted in Beirut, the capital of Lebanon, after a rocket blast hit Gaza’s al-Ahli Arab hospital on Wednesday morning.
The Israeli Defence Force has produced evidence showing the rocket likely came from a misfire from militant group Islamic Jihad.
Hamas, the terrorist group that invaded Israel on October 7, has blamed the rocket blast on Israel.
Southern Lebanon shares a border with Israel’s north.
Terror group Hezbollah holds power in the southern part of the country and it has lobbed rockets into the Jewish state during earlier periods of confrontation.
About 90,000 Australians have Lebanese ancestry.
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