The United States has urged its citizens to leave the country as tensions rise in Lebanon.

Department of State America Raised this Saturday Alert status Inside Lebanon to type Fourof “Don’t Travel”and urged all citizens in the country Leave the area when present There are commercial flightsAfter the Beirut authorities realized that the situation had changed “Soft and Dangerous” and required “Constant awareness and a state of complete preparation.”

Amid this week’s escalation of violence in neighboring Israel, Joe Biden’s government, which has escalated in recent days, released a statement online that “encourages its nationals to leave Lebanon while commercial options remain available,” stressing that “the The unpredictability of conflict (…) and recent explosions”Flights are already operating “in reduced capacity”. The alert reaches out to “citizens in southern Lebanon, close to the borders with Syria, and in refugee settlements.”

The memo warns, “If the security situation deteriorates, Exit trading options may not be available (…) and it is possible that the American embassy U.S. citizens who decide to stay in the country cannot be helped” or they choose to leave the territory. He even says that those who stay there must “Prepare to evacuate if situation worsens”.

At the same time, Israel ordered Partially close its airspace In the coastal city of Hadera – about 80 kilometers from the tropics – 24-hour, land-based restrictions were imposed. Meetings, Educational activities and application Public placesIn an attempt to limit the risks of damage caused by enemy projectiles.

After weeks of warning, Israel finally started this week A new phase of war In this, after disrupting operations Hamas In Gaza StripIt shifted the focus of its attacks to the north, from where it bombed terrorist targets Hezbollah In a neighboring country. The maneuvers began with explosions Walkie talkies And Beepers Enemy build-up followed by massive airstrikes by defense forces.

Just this Saturday, the army confirmed a large-scale offensive in southern Lebanon Thousands of enemy rocket launchers and barrel missilesReady for immediate use against the Jewish state. And, in the maneuvers of the previous day, at least 17 enemy combatants were removed In Beirut, including Commander Ibrahim Akil and head of an elite force of Radwar forces, Ahmed Wahbi.

“Hezbollah’s military chain of command has been almost completely dismantled. “We will continue to act against any terrorist organization that poses a threat to our citizens on all fronts,” the army said in a statement accompanied by a picture of half a dozen senior members of the group who fell in eleven months. Conflicts.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for his part, wrote on social media, “I reiterate: Our goals are clear and our actions speak for themselves“, after promising, this week, he won’t give up until he gets it Thousands of northern Israelis may return to their homes without risks.

(With information from EFE and Europa Press)