Germany warns its citizens to leave Lebanon 'as quickly as possible'

Germany has called for its citizens to leave Lebanon after the assassination of a senior Hamas official in a southern Beirut suburb on Tuesday sparked fears of a regional escalation.

Germany’s foreign ministry asked all of its citizens to register on the crisis preparedness list and “leave as quickly as possible", in a social media post on X.

Alle deutschen Staatsangehörigen, die sich derzeit noch im Libanon aufhalten, werden gebeten, sich in der Krisenvorsorgeliste ELEFAND https://t.co/awhuFin3B1 zu registrieren sowie auf schnellstem Wege auszureisen. 2/2
— Auswärtiges Amt (@AuswaertigesAmt) January 3, 2024

Israel assassinated senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut on Tuesday. Hezbollah has vowed to retaliate against Israel for the killing of its ally in the group's Beirut stronghold.