The Swiss government is calling on its citizens to leave Lebanon in face of escalating tensions in the region following the killing of the Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, and the strike against a senior Hezbollah commander, Fuad Shukr, in Lebanon.
Switzerland’s Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) wrote on Wednesday: “The risk of escalation has increased further…. The FDFA recommends that Swiss nationals leave the country by their own means if this appears possible and safe.”
Tensions between Israel and Lebanon have been growing for months. Hezbollah has fired rockets at Israel, Israel has responded with air strikes in the neighbouring country.
Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran have announced that they will retaliate for the killing of Haniyeh, and blame Israel.