A view of the lighthouse at sunset situated along the coastal Manara Corniche in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Nov 5, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP)

LONDON — Britain's Foreign Office said on Monday it was temporarily withdrawing some British embassy staff from Lebanon.

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It had already advised Britons against all travel to Lebanon due to the conflict between neighbouring Israel and Gaza, and encouraged any Britons still in the country to leave while commercial flights remain.