Footage shared by Lebanese media shows an Israeli airstrike in the vicinity of Beirut’s Rafic Hariri international airport, as a passenger plane is seen taxiing in the background.

The IDF issued an evacuation warning ahead of the strike.

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The IDF has confirmed carrying out a targeted airstrike in Beirut, with further details expected to follow soon.

However flight operations continue at BEY airport even after the strike:

• MEA flight #ME322 took off to Baghdad
• A Hi Fly A340-300 departed to Larnaca (evacuation flight)
• MEA flight #ME216 arrived from Brussels
• MEA flight is arriving from Dusseldorf
• An evacuation of the Brazilian Air Force is arriving from Lisbon

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“Tensions in the border areas with Israel are heightened and could escalate further at any time,” they said on Wednesday. The ministry also warned of an increased risk of terror attacks, possibly directed against Westerners or large hotels.

The German top diplomat warned of the danger of Israel and Lebanon slipping into a war.

“And that is exactly what we need to prevent, that through the daily escalation, where more rockets are flying, large parts on both sides do not want this war, but we are slipping into it,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told Germany’s Deutschlandfunk public radio on Wednesday.

The US and Germany have warned against the Gaza conflict escalating into a wider war, while Turkey has said it supports Lebanon.

The US, Germany and Turkey have all responded with concern. While Berlin and Washington have cautioned against the consequences of the expansion of war, Ankara has pledged solidarity with Lebanon and called on other regional players to join in.

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