Foreign Minister Penny Wong says 'Australians in Lebanon should leave now' as Israel-Hamas conflict threatens to spread north through Hezbollah.
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has urged Australians to evacuate Lebanon as the Israel-Hamas conflict threatens to spread north through Hezbollah.warned last Sunday that they were"in the heart of the battle"
Israel has long considered the Hezbollah as one of its most serious threats, estimating the group has around 150,000 rockets and missiles aimed at targets across the country. Analysts are concerned that if Hezbollah enters the current conflict it could reignite that proxy war or even see Iran directly attack Israel, a move which could potentially spark a full scale war across the Middle East.
On Sunday, Lebanon's state-run National News Agency said an IDF shell had struck the headquarters of the United Nations peacekeeping force in the Lebanese coastal border town of Naqoura.
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