After the deaths of senior Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, it’s thought conflict in the region could escalate due to retaliatory strikes.
The Albanese government has warned that the conflict in the Middle East is at risk of severe escalation and urged Australians in Lebanon to return home after the deaths of significant Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in Israeli airstrikes.– Fuad Shukr – on Wednesday in an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs that also killed at least one woman and two children as well as wounded dozens of others in escalating hostilities with the Lebanese terrorist group.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Thursday morning that the developments in the Middle East were concerning and Australians risked getting stuck in the region. “There is a risk that the Beirut airport might not be open for commercial flights and given the numbers of people that are there, there is no guarantee … that people will be able to come home through other means if that airport is shut.”, calling on citizens not to visit the country as Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong delivered a message urging Australians in Lebanon to leave immediately.“My message to Australian citizens and residents in Lebanon is – now is the time to leave.
Politicians and diplomats fear that retaliatory strikes from Hezbollah and Iran could spark an all-out war away from the delicate rules of engagement that have largely limited strikes to areas near the Lebanon-Israel border.The UN Security Council was called for an emergency meeting on Wednesday to respond to the unravelling situation, and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pressed world nations to come together quickly to keep tensions from boiling over.
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