The Indian Embassy in Lebanon issued an advisory on Monday for Indians living in the West Asian country following Israel’s warning to the Lebanon-based Hezbollah group, which has sparked fears of war.
The advisory urged Indians in Lebanon to “exercise caution” and maintain contact with the Embassy in Beirut amid rising tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. It also said that Indians planning to travel to Lebanon should immediately get in touch with the Embassy.
This follows Israel’s statement that Hezbollah will “pay the price” after a rocket attack on the Golan Heights, which resulted in the deaths of 12 children and was blamed by Tel Aviv on the Lebanese group.
Hezbollah has “firmly” denied the allegations that it was behind the strike, the deadliest to hit Israel or Israeli-controlled territory since the October 7 attacks.
Israeli warplanes conducted airstrikes against Hezbollah targets “deep inside Lebanese territory” and along the border overnight Sunday, the Israeli military said in a statement on Sunday morning. However, it was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties from those strikes.
Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant pledged a heavy response during a visit to the town of Majdal Shams near the Syrian and Lebanese borders, where the rocket attack left children and teenagers dead on Saturday.
In an earlier statement from his office, Gallant said, “We will hit the enemy hard.”
The Saturday attacks on the region involved “approximately 30 projectiles” crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory.
(Input: ANI)