A host of notable countries are urging their citizens to immediately leave Lebanon amid rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah that threaten to spiral into all-out war.

Just after German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock’s visit to Beirut on Tuesday, the country upgraded its Lebanon travel advisory to red. Similarly, the Dutch Foreign Ministry raised its warning to the highest level, cautioning that the situation remains highly “unpredictable and unsafe for travel.”

As the window for de-escalation narrows, countries like Switzerland and Kuwait are also urging their nationals to leave Lebanon as soon as possible. Meanwhile, Canada is urging its 45,000 citizens to flee despite the country not currently offering assisted departures.

“The security situation in Lebanon is becoming increasingly volatile and unpredictable due to sustained and escalating violence between Hezbollah and Israel and could deteriorate further without warning,” Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly wrote on X.

The last major war between Hezbollah and Israel came in 2006 after the Iranian backed terrorist group crossed the border killing three Israeli soldiers and capturing two others. During the 34-day conflict, Hezbollah launched thousands of rockets into northern Israel, while Israel conducted extensive air raids and ground operations.

After a United Nations-brokered ceasefire, the war ended in the deaths 121 Israeli soldiers, 44 Israeli civilians, and over 500 Hezbollah terrorists.

Ever since 2006, Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah has been cowering in undisclosed bunkers, fearful of facing justice for his crimes against humanity. Rather than confronting the consequences of his actions like a true leader, Nasrallah has resorted to disseminating his radical Islamist agenda through pre-recorded video broadcasts.

In a televised speech on Friday, Nasrallah claimed he has over 100,000 terrorists at his command and warned that no place in Israel would be safe in the event of war.

Watch as an Israeli airstrike hit a terror cell this week in Nabatieh, a city in southern Lebanon.

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