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No one has been held accountable for the catastrophic explosion that killed more than 220 people.

Urgent calls for foreign nationals to leave Lebanon grew on Sunday with France warning of "a highly volatile" situation as Iran and its allies ready their response to high-profile killings blamed on Israel.

Beirut airport Sunday saw long queues of travellers looking to leave Lebanon after France, the US and the UK issued warnings to their citizens amid soaring regional tensions. Earlier, Hezbollah said it launched dozens of Katyusha rockets at Israel overnight while Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck a Liberian-flagged container ship in…

The assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran humiliated Iran’s leaders, dashed hopes of a ceasefire and left the heavily armed nations of the Middle East moving inexorably closer to an all-out war they all claim not to want

US urges people to ‘book any ticket available’ out of Lebanon as UK says ‘situation could deteriorate rapidly’

The attacks occurred as a high-level Israeli delegation visited Egypt in an attempt to revisit Gaza truce talks.

Consular, border and military officials head to region after threats of reprisals against Israel by Hezbollah and Iran

Tehran has vowed ‘harsh punishment’ on Israel after assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh

Both the US and UK governments on Saturday urged their citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately, amid fears of all-out war between Israel and Hezbollah and a broader regional conflict. Flights to Beirut by Air France and low-cost carrier Transavia France will remain suspended until at least Tuesday.