Lebanon war: Keir Starmer urges Brits to leave region immediately

Israel carried out more airstrikes on Lebanon on Wednesday as it continued to target the militant group Hezbollah. At least 51 people were killed and 223 wounded in the attacks, the Lebanese health minister Firass Abiad said during a press conference. British defence chiefs are ramping up plans to evacuate British citizens from Lebanon amid fears of all-out war, with about 700 British troops deploying to Cyprus imminently. But Sir Keir Starmer has urged Britons not to wait for evacuation flights, adding: “The time to leave is now.” Read the best of our journalism: Subscribe to The Times and The Sunday Times YouTube channel: Find us on Facebook: Find us on Twitter: Find us on Instagram: #lebanon #israel #hezbollah