{"id":2284614,"date":"2024-06-27T12:33:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-27T16:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-reiterates-americans-should-reconsider-travel-to-lebanon-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-06-27T12:35:53","modified_gmt":"2024-06-27T16:35:53","slug":"state-department-reiterates-americans-should-reconsider-travel-to-lebanon-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-department-reiterates-americans-should-reconsider-travel-to-lebanon-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"State Department reiterates Americans should \u2018reconsider travel to Lebanon\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fstate-department-reiterates-americans-should-reconsider-travel-to-lebanon-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2284614&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. Embassy in Beirut has issued a renewed advisory urging Americans to reconsider travel to Lebanon due to ongoing tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/n-y-introduces-bill-that-limits-teenagers-access-to-algorithmic-social-media\/\" title=\"N.Y. Bill Restricts Teens' Algorithmic Social Media Access\">advisory highlights<\/a> that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-n-peacekeepers-killed-in-central-african-republic-before-election\/\" title=\"U.N. peacekeepers killed in Central African Republic before election\">security situation<\/a> in Lebanon remains unstable and can change rapidly, and that the Lebanese government cannot ensure the safety of U.S. citizens from sudden violence or\u2062 armed conflict.\u2063 While\u200d the U.S. State Department has not yet advised Americans to leave Lebanon, other countries have started \u200bevacuating their citizens amidst the escalating conflict. The tensions have been\u200d exacerbated by\u200c a \u200drecent\u200c Hamas attack, leading to intermittent \u2063exchanges of\u2064 rockets and missiles across the Israel-Lebanon border. National Security Council spokesman John Knight has emphasized the importance of U.S. citizens in Lebanon registering with the State Department for updates and being vigilant about their safety.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The U.S. Embassy in Beirut reiterated its warning on Thursday that Americans should \u201creconsider\u201d any travel plans to Lebanon given the continued fighting between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hezbollah\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hezbollah<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe remind U.S. citizens to strongly reconsider travel to Lebanon,\u201d the reminder advisory <a href=\"https:\/\/lb.usembassy.gov\/security-alert-u-s-embassy-beirut-june-27-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said<\/a>. \u201cThe security environment remains complex and can change quickly\u2026 the Lebanese government cannot guarantee the protection of U.S. citizens against sudden outbreaks of violence and armed conflict.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The State Department has not yet urged Americans to leave <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/lebanon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Lebanon<\/a>, though some countries have done so amid the tension between Israel and Hezbollah, the U.S.-designated terrorism group based in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3060844\/for-biden-the-debate-stakes-couldnt-be-higher\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">FOR BIDEN, THE DEBATE STAKES COULDN\u2019T BE HIGHER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cObviously, we want all Americans in Lebanon who are still there, either on business or other travel, to be as careful as possible to make sure that they have registered with the State Department system so that the State Department can stay in regular touch with them and that they do everything they can to be \u2014 to watch out for their own safety,\u201d national security council spokesman John Kirby said on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah and Israel have engaged in a limited conflict that primarily includes the firing of rockets and missiles over the border since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a>\u2018s Oct. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-scotus-is-unlikely-to-fix-the-section-230-immunity-mess\/\" title=\"Why The SCOTUS Is Unlikely To Fix The Section 230 Immunity Mess\">7 terrorist attack<\/a> was a catalyst for the instability in the region.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3054639\/how-to-watch-trump-biden-2024-presidential-debate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HOW TO WATCH THE FIRST TRUMP-BIDEN 2024 PRESIDENTIAL DEBATE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The attacks have resulted in the displacement of more than a hundred thousand Israeli and Lebanese civilians who live near the shared border. Both Israeli and Hezbollah leaders have threatened to escalate their conflict into a full-fledged war recently, though such a battle would likely result in significant destruction and casualties on both sides.<\/p>\n<p>The United States has tried to prevent the Israel-Hamas war from expanding into a regional conflict since October. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/defense\/3058131\/secretary-of-defense-presses-for-diplomacy-to-avoid-israel-hezbollah-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Several senior U.S. officials<\/a> have met with their Israeli counterparts in recent weeks in their attempts to help simmer the tension.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHezbollah\u2019s provocations threaten to drag the Israeli and Lebanese people into a war that they do not want. Such a war would be a catastrophe for Lebanon, and it would be devastating for innocent Israeli and Lebanese civilians,\u201d Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said this week ahead of his meeting with Israeli defense minister Yoav Gallant. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnother war between Israel and Hezbollah could easily become a regional war, with terrible consequences for the Middle East, and so diplomacy is by far the best way to prevent more escalation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel and Hezbollah last went to war in 2006. The monthlong conflict went on until the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/United-Nations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>United Nations<\/a> Security Council passed a resolution ending the war. The agreement barred them from maintaining a presence south of the Litani\u00a0River, which is located roughly 18 miles north of the Israel-Lebanon border, though they have not abided by it.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Embassy in Beirut has reiterated its warning for Americans to &#8220;reconsider&#8221; traveling to Lebanon amid ongoing Israel-Hezbollah conflicts. The advisory highlights the volatile security situation and the Lebanese government&#8217;s inability to ensure safety, urging U.S. citizens to be cautious as conditions may change rapidly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2671,"featured_media":2284615,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24171589990580.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3884,23728,32895,33049,32076],"class_list":["post-2284614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-americans","tag-lebanon","tag-state-department","tag-travel-advisory","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/AP24171589990580.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2671"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2284614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2284614\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2284615"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2284614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2284614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2284614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}