00:00France has joined the list of countries urging its citizens living in Lebanon to leave as
00:07soon as possible, as fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East grow.
00:16France is following in the footsteps of Washington and London, which both called on their nationals
00:21to leave on Saturday.
00:25Sweden has also announced the closure of its embassy in Beirut and called on its foreign
00:30nationals to evacuate.
00:36It comes as several airlines cancelled their flights heading to Lebanon, causing huge queues
00:41at Beirut's airport departure terminal.
00:46Concerns about an escalation in the conflict have heightened following the assassination
00:50of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday, and top Hezbollah commander
00:56Fouad Chakour in Beirut the evening before.
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