Event: On July 31, we updated the Travel Advisory for Lebanon to Level 4: Do Not Travel for the entire country – the full text of the Travel Advisory may be found here . If you are in Lebanon, be prepared to shelter in place should the situation deteriorate. The U.S. Embassy strongly encourages U.S. citizens who are already in Southern Lebanon, near the borders with Syria, and/or in refugee settlements to depart.

You should have a plan of action for crisis situations that does not rely on U.S. government assistance. The best time to leave a country is before a crisis, if at all possible. Commercial flights remain available, however, several airlines have suspended or cancelled flights. Please see available flight options at Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport .

U.S. military-assisted evacuations of civilians from a foreign country are rare. There is no guarantee the U.S. government will evacuate private U.S. citizens and their family members in a crisis situation. In the event that a U.S. military-assisted evacuation does occur, our focus will be on helping U.S. citizens. Please ensure that you have valid travel documents to facilitate travel out of Lebanon and into a safe third country location. For more information, please read What the Department of State Can and Can’t Do in a Crisis.