Late Friday, the Saudi embassy in Lebanon called on Saudi citizens to leave Lebanese territory, warning them not to approach areas witnessing armed conflicts.
The embassy said in a statement on the “X” platform, previously Twitter: “The embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Lebanese Republic would like to warn the honorable citizens against being present and approaching areas witnessing armed conflicts.”
She added, “It also calls on citizens to quickly leave Lebanese territory, and the importance of adhering to the decision to prevent Saudis from traveling to Lebanon, while wishing security and safety for all.”
Embassy attached to her tweet Emergency contact numbers.
The embassy did not specify the areas that should not be approached, but on August 1, the Kingdom updated its travel directions to Lebanon and advised to avoid “all kinds of unnecessary travel” to areas in southern Lebanon near the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp.
Security sources in the camp told Reuters that at least 13, mostly militants, have been killed since fighting broke out in the camp on July 29. Between the “Fatah” movement and radical Islamists.
According to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Ain al-Hilweh camp is the largest of the 12 Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon, with about 80,000 of the up to 250,000 Palestinian refugees living across the country, according to Reuters. .
2023-08-04 22:45:22
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