PARIA: France has invited French citizens in Lebanon to leave the country due to the risk of military escalation in the Middle East, the foreign ministry said in a travel advisory on Sunday.
The French Foreign Ministry reiterated that it does not advise French citizens to travel to Lebanon.
Air France extends suspension of flights
On Saturday, Air France said it and its affiliate Transavia were further extending the suspension of flights between Paris and Beirut until at least August 6 due to rising regional tensions.
Airlines are avoiding Iranian and Lebanese airspace and canceling flights to Israel and Lebanon as fears grow of a possible regional conflict following the killing of senior members of the militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah this week.
Air France suspended flights between Paris and Beirut last Monday, two days after a strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights killed 12 children and teenagers, which Israel and the United States blamed on Hezbollah.
That suspension was extended on Wednesday until at least Saturday, August 3.
“Due to the security situation (…) the airline is extending the suspension of its flights between Paris and Beirut until August 6 inclusive,” Air France said in a statement, adding that it was monitoring the situation in Lebanon in real time.
“The resumption of operations will be subject to a new assessment of the situation on the ground,” the company, which is part of Air-France-KLM, said.
