{"id":547632,"date":"2026-07-18T12:50:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-18T12:50:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/547632\/"},"modified":"2026-07-18T12:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-18T12:50:10","slug":"us-warns-citizens-against-travel-to-lebanon-northern-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/547632\/","title":{"rendered":"US warns citizens against travel to Lebanon, northern Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"

This photograph taken from the southern city of Nabatieh shows smoke rising from the site of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the nearby village of Nabatieh al-Faouqa on July 16, 2026. (AFP Photo)<\/p>\n

\nJuly 18, 2026 03:02 PM GMT+03:00\n<\/p>\n

The United States on Saturday urged its citizens not to travel to Lebanon and northern parts of Israel, citing “high tensions” in the region.<\/p>\n

“Due to high tensions in the Middle East, the security environment remains complex with the potential for unforeseen escalation,” the U.S. Embassy in Beirut said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem issued a similar warning, saying Americans “should not travel to Gaza, Northern Israel, and the Egyptian border except for the Taba crossing, and reconsider travel to\/through the Middle East.”<\/p>\n

The warnings came amid heightened tensions in the Middle East, where the United States and Iran have exchanged attacks despite a Pakistan-brokered memorandum of understanding signed in June to end their war and reach a lasting peace agreement.<\/p>\n

Lebanese president heads to Washington<\/p>\n

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun left Beirut for Washington, D.C., on Saturday, where he is expected to meet U.S. President Donald Trump, the Lebanese Presidency said.<\/p>\n

Aoun will hold talks with several U.S. officials to discuss the situation in Lebanon and efforts to solidify the cease-fire with Israel, the presidency said in a post on X.<\/p>\n

The discussions will also address efforts to “secure Israel’s withdrawal from the Lebanese territories it occupies, and extend the authority of the Lebanese state throughout the country,” Lebanese officials said.<\/p>\n

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\nThis handout photograph released by the Lebanese army press office on July 15, 2026 shows Lebanese army vehicles patrolling in southern Lebanon. (AFP Photo)\n<\/p>\n

Talks follow Rome negotiations<\/p>\n

The visit comes after the sixth round of U.S.-sponsored Lebanese-Israeli negotiations concluded Wednesday in Rome.<\/p>\n

Beirut and Tel Aviv signed a U.S.-mediated framework agreement on June 26.<\/p>\n

The agreement provides for a phased Israeli withdrawal from all occupied Lebanese territory, beginning with a pilot model in two zones that have not been publicly identified.<\/p>\n

It does not set a timetable for the withdrawal, linking its completion to the Lebanese army assuming full security responsibility in the evacuated areas and the disarmament of armed groups, in reference to Hezbollah.<\/p>\n

Israeli attacks in Lebanon have killed more than 4,300 people and wounded 12,200 since March 2, according to official Lebanese figures.<\/p>\n

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