Keir Starmer urges UK citizens to leave immediately as Israel continues to bombard south of country
Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the area of Burj al-Shamali in southern Lebanon on Tuesday.Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike in the area of Burj al-Shamali in southern Lebanon on Tuesday.The Royal Air Force also has aircraft and helicopters on standby to provide support if necessary.
“It is important that we be really, really clear: now is the time to leave. More broadly, I am worried about the situation and I think we need to be clear we need de-escalation, we need a ceasefire, we need to pull back from the brink.” The defence secretary, John Healey, left the Labour conference early and held a meeting with ministers, intelligence chiefs and diplomats on Tuesday afternoon to test government planning.
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