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‘No guarantee’ of way out for Brits staying in Lebanon - Lammy

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Foreign Secretary David Lammy has urged Britons to leave Lebanon by commercial flights or on a UK -chartered plane departing on Wednesday .

But Britons in Lebanon say they have received no confirmation or details about their booking on the flight, despite paying for a seat.

Hanan Baba , 29 , said she originally planned to fly home on 5 October - before Israel hit Lebanon with a fresh wave of airstrikes and announced a "targeted" ground operation.

Lebanese civilians are being warned not to use vehicles to travel south across the Litani river, located 20 miles ( 32km ) north of the Israel - Lebanon border, and residents in around 25 villages have been told to evacuate and head north. The previously sporadic cross-border fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalated on 8 October 2023 - the day after the unprecedented attack on Israel by Hamas gunmen from the Gaza Strip - when Hezbollah fired at Israeli positions, in solidarity with the Palestinians . With additional reporting from Mallory Moench , Grace Dean and UGC Hub .

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70

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English

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