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- Mikati said he had spoken with his security chiefs and assessed that the situation 鈥渄oes not call for concern or panic鈥�
- He said there had been 鈥渟ignificant progress鈥� in resolving the violence in Ain el-Hilweh
BEIRUT: Lebanon鈥檚 caretaker premier Najib Mikati said on Saturday there was no cause for 鈥渃oncern or panic鈥� about his country鈥檚 security situation, after Germany and Gulf countries issued new travel warnings following outbreaks of violence.
抖阴短视频, Kuwait, Germany and Britain updated their travel warnings amid clashes between rival armed groups in the Palestinian camp of Ain el-Hilweh in Lebanon鈥檚 south.
In a statement, Mikati said he had spoken with his security chiefs and assessed that the situation 鈥渄oes not call for concern or panic.鈥� He said there had been 鈥渟ignificant progress鈥� in resolving the violence in Ain el-Hilweh, where at least 13 people have been killed in fighting.
The statement said foreign minister Abdullah Bou Habib had been tasked with reassuring Arab countries that their citizens were safe in Lebanon.
The Saudi embassy on Friday urged its citizens to leave Lebanon quickly and avoid areas where there have been armed clashes.
The Saudi statement on X, formerly known as Twitter, stressed 鈥渢he importance of adhering to the Saudi travel ban to Lebanon.鈥�
Kuwait on Saturday urged its nationals in Lebanon to stay vigilant and avoid 鈥渁reas of security disturbances,鈥� but stopped short of asking them to leave.
Last week, Germany warned citizens not to travel to Palestinian camps in Lebanon, among other areas. Britain advised against 鈥渁ll but essential travel鈥� to parts of Lebanon鈥檚 south, including near Ain el-Hilweh.
Around a quarter of the camp鈥檚 80,000 residents have been displaced by fighting there on July 29 between mainstream faction Fatah and hard-line Islamists
Ain el-Hilweh is the largest of 12 Palestinian camps in Lebanon, which host up to 250,000 Palestinian refugees, according to the United Nations鈥� agency for refugees from Palestine (UNRWA).