Ottawa Warns Against Travel to Lebanon, Advises Canadians to Leave Country

Ottawa Warns Against Travel to Lebanon, Advises Canadians to Leave Country
Smoke rises from Dhayra village after Israeli shelling as pictured from the Lebanese town of Marwahin, near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, on Oct. 11, 2023. Mohamed Azakir/Reuters
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Ottawa is warning Canadians to avoid all travel to Lebanon, and advising those who can obtain a safe commercial flight out of the Middle Eastern country to do so, saying the Hamas attack on Israel is causing a “deteriorating security situation.”

The travel advisory was updated on Oct. 18, with officials saying the situation could deteriorate further “without warning” due to civil unrest, increased risk of terrorist attacks, and ongoing armed conflict with Israel.