The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said on Friday evening that ‘British nationals in Lebanon should leave now,’ adding: ‘You should take the next available fli

The EU has warned airlines to avoid Israeli and Lebanese airspace for a month, whilst many states urge their citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately.

The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office has told British citizens still in Lebanon "leave now", following a series of huge explosions that have destroyed several apartment buildings in Beirut.

Lebanese professor whose family have no plans to leave Lebanon said he is prepared to go there himself and “carry” his elderly father out of the country.Ahmed Hankir, 42, a professor in psychiatry, visited his parents in Lebanon last month and described the atmosphere there as “sombre”,