Hello John and Doves,

 

Keep your eye on the Middle East.  Fay is always encouraging us to stay focused on Israel.

 

So far, there are two confirmed countries telling their citizens to leave Lebanon or don't travel to Lebanon unless absolutely necessary.

 

On August 4, "Saudi Arabia calls on its citizens to quickly leave Lebanese territory and to avoid approaching areas seeing armed conflicts".  "The embassy stressed "the importance of adhering to the Saudi travel ban to Lebanon."

  

"On August 1, the United Kingdom also updated its travel advice for Lebanon, advising against "all but essential travel" to parts of Lebanon's south near the Palestinian camp of Ain el-Hilweh."

UPDATE 1-Saudi Arabia calls on its citizens to quickly leave Lebanon

 

Again, on August 5, 2023 "The Saudi Embassy in Lebanon asked citizens to immediately leave Lebanese territory."

 

'Kuwait is now the third country urging all their citizens to leave Lebanon immediately' - I'm not seeing this in print in Kuwait news, so this as a rumor for now.

 

The U.S. State Department put out a Lebanon travel advisory July 13, 2023 telling citizens to "reconsider travel to Lebanon"...and "Do Not Travel to": the border with Syria, the border with Israel and refugee settlements.
Lebanon Travel Advisory

 

News is coming out of the Middle East about possible armed conflict between Lebanon and Israel.  Hezbollah is a proxy of Iran - being used against Israel.  And Israel is looking for a multi-front war to break out this time IF Lebanon and Israel go to war.

 

"Tensions between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah are at their highest level in years after a series of inflammatory incidents on the UN-controlled boundary between the two countries."
Tensions escalate between Israel and Hezbollah in border region | Israel | The Guardian

 

"Israel is currently focusing much of its security efforts on its border with Lebanon, where Hezbollah operatives are multiplying provocations against the Israel Defense Forces."

 

"The buzz among Israeli security, political and media circles this summer is reminiscent of the chatter in spring 2006 about a potential flare-up along Israel's northern border stemming from a "miscalculation" that could drag Syria and Israel, and perhaps Hezbollah, into an all-out-war."

 

"It is unclear if Israel is again planning a pre-emptive military strike of any kind north of its border, but if it is, Syria will not be the target this time.  At the moment, the threat posed to Israel by Nasrallah is far greater than the remnants of any Syrian threat....Israel being torn apart by internal conflict undermining its military's cohesion and  battle readiness, and Lebanon long being mired in internal chaos, economic collapse and social disintegration, have together given rise to the current volatile situation."

 

"While the rumors and speculation in spring 2006 remained mostly behind closed doors, in summer 2023, the talk has gone public. Israeli Intelligence Directorate chief Maj. Gen. Aharon Haliva warned at the Herzliya Conference in May, "Nasrallah is close to making a mistake that could plunge the region into a big war.  He is close to making this mistake from Lebanon or Syria."   In the months since, the Intelligence Directorate has issued many more assessments warning Israeli's political leaders about the danger of a significant war in the north and about the erosion of Israeli deterrence vis a vis Hezbollah, in particular, and the northern front, in general."
Israel's security chiefs fear 'miscalculation' with Hezbollah leading to all-out war - Al-Monitor: Independent, trusted coverage of the Middle East

 

"..the military and residents of Jewish-majority towns within range of Hezbollah's rockets are gearing up for the worst....The IDF has assessed that the chances of escalation with Hezbollah are the highest they have been since the 2006 war, and anticipate that the next conflict would also erupt on multiple fronts."
Jitters grow along Lebanon border as Hezbollah provocations become more brazen | The Times of Israel

 

In this article August 3, Nasrallah is claiming that "American interference is the root of all of the Middle East's problems."  He said, "We are facing a culture and policy based on submission to the Americans, who break all their promises."  He further blamed the US for the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982.  He called for the people to "pour out their anger" on America.
Nasrallah: United States is the root of all Middle East problems - The Jerusalem Post

 

Saudi Arabia is definitely seeing some military developments that they aren't liking..along with the U.K.  I haven't seen a written notice from Kuwait that they are telling their citizens to leave Lebanon, so so far, that's a rumor.  Keeping an eye on other countries to see if more embassies alert their citizens to leave Lebanon.  That would give us a bigger hears up.

 

Pray for the peace of Jerusalem!

 

Maranatha!

 

Chance