Saudi Arabia evacuates families of diplomats from Lebanon

Saudi Arabia has evacuated the families of diplomatic staff because of ongoing clashes between Hezbollah militants and Israeli troops.

The Saudi move comes amid rising tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border, where Hezbollah members have been exchanging fire with Israeli troops daily for two weeks.

There was no official announcement from Saudi authorities, but the move came days after Saudi Arabia urged its citizens to leave Lebanon immediately.

Officials who spoke on condition of anonymity in line with regulations said the Saudi ambassador to Lebanon, Walid Bukhari, the military attache and other staff members were not with the 65 people leaving Lebanon on Tuesday afternoon.

Clashes between Hezbollah and the Israeli military thus far have been mostly limited to several towns along the border.