New Delhi: Amid fast-changing developments in West Asia, the Indian Embassy in Beirut has asked Indian nationals to leave Lebanon. This is the second advisory in a matter of few hours, where the previous advisory had asked Indians not to travel to Lebanon.
The advisories come close on the heels of Israel carrying out a strike on Beirut, and the situation turning grave in the region.
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Israel, according to the Associated Press, has claimed that the strike killed Fouad Shukur, the commander of the Hezbollah, a Lebanese armed group. Israel blames Shukur for orchestrating an attack in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, which killed 12 children.
Israel’s strike also killed a woman and two children. Many are hurt. Hostilities have escalated in West Asia. A day ago, Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, was killed in Iran’s capital Tehran.
In addition to asking Indian nationals to not travel to Lebanon, the Indian embassy has asked Indian nationals living in Lebanon to “exercise caution, restrict their movements and remain in contact with Embassy of India in Beirut.”
The Embassy has asked people to be in touch through their email ID – cons.beirut@mea.gov.in – or an emergency phone number, +96176860128.