Flights to Lebanon disrupted amidst fear of regional war

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Crowds of passengers were queueing at Beirut airport's departure terminal on Saturday as flights are disrupted amidst concerns of a full-fledged regional war.

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00:00Airlines from the US, Europe and Asia have suspended flights to Israel and Lebanon, citing

00:06security concerns following recent developments in the Middle East.

00:11Scores of passengers could be seen queuing at Beirut airport's departure terminal after

00:16the cancellation of flights bound for Lebanon.

00:21Concerns about a full-fledged regional war are high following the assassination of a

00:25Hamas leader in Tehran on Wednesday and a top Hezbollah commander the day before in

00:31Beirut.

00:33The assassinations came following the deaths of children and teenagers killed last week

00:38in the Israeli-annexed region of the Golan Heights in Syria.

00:44Israel accused Hezbollah of carrying out the strike, which Hezbollah denied.

00:50Since the Israel-Hamas war began in October, Hezbollah and Israel have traded fire on an

00:56almost daily basis.

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