Germany’s Foreign Ministry also urged issued an urgent appeal to German nationals to leave Lebanon.
“Tensions in the border areas with Israel are heightened and could escalate further at any time,” they said on Wednesday. The ministry also warned of an increased risk of terror attacks, possibly directed against Westerners or large hotels.
The German top diplomat warned of the danger of Israel and Lebanon slipping into a war.
“And that is exactly what we need to prevent, that through the daily escalation, where more rockets are flying, large parts on both sides do not want this war, but we are slipping into it,” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock told Germany’s Deutschlandfunk public radio on Wednesday.
The US and Germany have warned against the Gaza conflict escalating into a wider war, while Turkey has said it supports Lebanon.
The US, Germany and Turkey have all responded with concern. While Berlin and Washington have cautioned against the consequences of the expansion of war, Ankara has pledged solidarity with Lebanon and called on other regional players to join in.
