US urges citizens: 'Do not travel to Lebanon'

While calling on US citizens not to travel to Lebanon, the US also advised its citizens currently in Lebanon to make appropriate arrangements to leave the country.

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The statement from the US Department of State was shared on the X social media platform by the US Embassy in Beirut.

In the statement, while a call was made not to travel to Lebanon, US citizens in Lebanon were also advised to make appropriate arrangements to leave the country.

The statement further requested that US citizens who choose not to leave Lebanon keep their emergency plans ready.

In the clashes that began on October 8 between Hezbollah and the Israeli army, 12 Hezbollah members and 2 Israeli soldiers have lost their lives so far.

In the border clashes, 3 civilians in Lebanon, one of whom was a journalist, and one person in Israel have also died.