Saudi Arabia has urged its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately, as reported by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on Saturday.
This call from the Saudi embassy in Lebanon follows recent developments in southern Lebanon and reiterates the previous travel ban to Lebanon for Saudi nationals.
The statement from SPA comes after Germany also advised its citizens on Wednesday to leave Lebanon due to escalating violence risks between Israel and Hezbollah.
Since October 7, following a Palestinian militant attack by Hamas on Israel, there have been near-daily cross-border exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah, an Iran-backed ally of Hamas in Lebanon. Tensions have continued to rise with increasing exchanges of fire in recent days.
