Indian Embassy in Lebanon issues travel advisory for Indians

The Indian Embassy in Lebanon issued an advisory on Monday for Indians living in the west Asian country after Israels warning to the Lebanonbased Hezbollah group sparked fears of a warIndia issued a travel advisory which stated that Indians in Lebanon or Indians planning to travel to Lebanon must remain in contact with the Embassy in BeirutIn a post on X the Indian Embassy in Lebanon said In view of the recent developments in the region all Indian nationals in Lebanon and those planning to travel to Lebanon are advised to exercise caution and remain in contact with Embassy of India in Beirut through their email id consbeirutmeagovin or the emergency phone number 96176860128Advisory for Indian Nationals pictwittercomSuFyv23dhqmdash India in Lebanon IndiaInLebanon July 29 2024The advisory came after Israel said that Hezbollah will pay the price after a rocket attack at Golan Heights killed 12 children for which Tel Aviv blamed the Lebanese groupHezbollah has firmly denied the allegations that it was behind the strike the deadliest to hit Israel or Israelicontrolled territory since the October 7 attacks reported ANIIsraeli warplanes conducted airstrikes against Hezbollah targets deep inside Lebanese territory and along the border overnight Sunday the Israeli military said in a statement from the military on Sunday morning But it was not immediately clear whether there were any casualties from those strikes reported ANIIsraels 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 reported ANIHezbollah is responsible for this and they will pay the price Gallant said In an earlier statement from his office he added We will hit the enemy hard reported ANIThe Saturday attacks on the region involved approximately 30 projectiles crossing from Lebanon into Israeli territory Israels military quickly blamed the Iranbacked group for the attackIsraeli strikes killed two people and injured three others in southern Lebanon early Monday Lebanons staterun news agency saidThe report came as Israel mulls its response to a rocket attack from Lebanon over the weekend that killed 12 children and teenagers in a town in the Israelcontrolled Golan Heights Mondays strikes did not appear to be Israels response to the deadly weekend attack but more routine fightingLebanese state media said a Monday morning strike hit a motorcycle travelling close to the LebanonIsrael border killing two riders and injuring a childNo more information about the dead or injured was immediately availableWith inputs from ANI