Middle East correspondent Sebastian Usher looks at calls by Western nations for their citizens to vacate Lebanon, as the possibility of a wider conflict in the region grows.
Iran has threatened retaliation for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, and that could be aided by Lebanon-based Iran-backed group Hezbollah.
Middle East Airlines' A321NEO plane is seen on the tarmac of Rafik Hariri international airport in the Lebanese capital Beirut, on 10 August, 2022. Photo: AFP / Roy Issa
