Switzerland warns against traveling to Lebanon and Israel
Published: Monday, Sep 23rd 2024, 23:30
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The Federal Department of Foreign Affairs in Bern has issued a warning against traveling to Lebanon and Israel. In Israel's northern neighbor, a fierce battle has been raging between the fundamentalist Islamic Hezbollah in Beirut and the Israeli army, resulting in hundreds of deaths.
"The situation in Lebanon is unsafe and dangerous. Travel is not recommended," reads a statement issued by the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) on the online portal X on Monday evening.
It went on to say: "If you are there, leave the country by commercial means if possible." The Swiss embassy in Beirut remains open for limited support.
In addition, the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs now generally advises against all travel to Israel. A deterioration in the situation there is possible at any time, the FDFA wrote on X on Monday evening. The Israeli government had previously declared a "special state of emergency" for the entire country.
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