U.S. officials say the United States has ordered the evacuation of personnel from the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon

On February 23rd local time, a senior U.S. State Department official stated that the United States has ordered the evacuation of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and their eligible family members from the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon. Earlier, according to Lebanese sources, to prevent potential attacks and respond to the anticipated regional developments, the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon evacuated dozens of staff members on February 23rd local time. The staff left from Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut. The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon has not issued any statement regarding this. (CCTV News)