US Embassy Issues Security Alert for Citizens Amid Israel-Hezbollah Strikes
Published on August 25, 2024
The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on Sunday issued a security alert for Israel as the country’s military confirmed it carried out strikes overnight against Hezbollah in Lebanon, which returned fire. Israel said the strikes were meant to prevent a large attack from Hezbollah, a terrorist organization, prompting it to respond by firing rockets and drones on Israeli military positions as an initial response to the killing of Fuad Shukr, a senior Hezbollah commander, in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut last month. In a security bulletin, the embassy warned that American citizens should exercise “caution and increased personal security awareness,” including knowing the location of the nearest shelter....