France Reminds Its Citizens Not To Travel To The Middle East

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JAKARTA - France warns its citizens not to travel to Lebanon, Israel, and the Palestinian occupied territories amid the risk of "military escalation."

"Given the risk of military escalation in the Middle East region, citizens are strongly advised not to travel to Israel and the Palestinian Territories," the French Foreign Ministry said on its website.

The ministry also warned French nationals not to travel to Lebanon, including for tourist purposes and family affairs.

The Israeli military attacked the southern part of Beirut on Tuesday, killing senior commander Hezbollah Fouad Shukr.

Hours later, an attack in Tehran killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Israel neither confirmed nor denied an attack that also killed the Hamas political bureau's head.

Israel has killed more than 39,000 Palestinians in Gaza since the cross-border attack by Hamas on October 7. The move has left most of the 2.3 million people in the trapped region starving and homeless.