Foreboding convoys of tanks have been photographed this morning (Sunday) on the Israel-Lebanon border sparking fears of World War three-style conflict breaking out in the Middle East.
The show of force comes as Israel carried out an airstrike on Friday which obliterated a compound being used by Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Iran-backed terror group Hezbollah.
Protests and celebrations broke out across the world following the death of the fanatic who had been the leader of the militant group for the past 32 years.
Hezbollah, which has fired thousands of rockets for months at Israel from its base in Lebanon, has vowed revenge for the killing, alongside Iran which said Nasrallah’s death “will not go unavenged”.
Today the Israeli military said it had also killed Nabil Kaouk, another high-ranking Hezbollah official, and one of multiple commanders who have died in recent days.
The movement of troops and tanks towards Israel’s northern border will stoke fears of an all-out war breaking out despite world leaders calls for restraint from both sides.
Overnight authorities said an Israeli airstrike in northeast Lebanon killed 11 people. In the south of the country, more than 211,000 people have been displaced by the ongoing conflict, according to the United Nations.
Hezbollah and Israel have traded near-daily strikes since the Hamas terror group invaded Israel from Gaza on October 7 carrying out a massacre of more than 1,000 civilians and taking 251 hostages.
A ground invasion by Israeli forces into Gaza followed and as of this month an estimated 41,000 people have died, according to Palestinian authorities.
The UK Government has prepared plans for “every contingency” to evacuate British nationals from Lebanon, a minister has said as Israel continues to conduct airstrikes on the country.
Pat McFadden, a senior Cabinet Office minister, told the BBC on Sunday the situation in Lebanon was “serious” and again urged British citizens to leave the country immediately.
He said: “There are commercial flights available, the Foreign Office is working with commercial airlines to make sure more are available.
“We will plan for every contingency but it is really important given the seriousness of the situation that British people in the area make what arrangements they can to leave now.”
