US, UK urge citizens to leave Lebanon amid fears of wider conflict in Middle East
The US and UK on Saturday issued warnings to citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately amid growing fears of a regional war in the Middle East, triggered by the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday. Iran claimed Saturday that Israel killed Haniyeh with a "short-range projectile" launched near Tehran. Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded.
The US and UK on Saturday issued warnings to citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately amid growing fears of a regional war in the Middle East, triggered by the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday. Iran claimed Saturday that Israel killed Haniyeh with a "short-range projectile" launched near Tehran. Read our liveblog to see how all the day's events unfolded.
