US Sends Additional Military Forces to Middle East Amid Fears of Full-Scale War

Passengers at Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon, were affected by flight disruptions on Monday (5/8) as fears grow of a full-scale war in the region. Following several other countries, Turkey and Japan also urged their citizens to leave Lebanon after an airstrike in Beirut last week killed a senior military commander of Hezbollah, the Lebanese militant group. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah vowed his group would avenge the killing. Several international flights were cancelled, while others were delayed, leaving passengers waiting at the departure terminal. Syrian passenger Adnan al-Shheikha said, “I have been here since midnight, I arrived at the airport exactly at midnight last night. My flight was supposed to be at 3:55 a.m., but they delayed it the first time to 1:15 p.m. From 1:15 p.m., they delayed it again to around 6 p.m.” People stand near their luggage at Beirut-Rafic Al Hariri International Airport, in Beirut, Lebanon, August 4, 2024. (Ahmad Al-Kerdi/REUTERS) Meanwhile, Jacob Szczesny, a tourist from Austria, said, “I came on 19 (July) and planned to go home on 4 August, but my first flight was canceled, a Polish airline. Then I bought a new ticket from Turkish Airlines which was also canceled. And …

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