RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Beirut on Wednesday called on its citizens in Lebanon to leave the country immediately. “The Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Lebanon is closely following the developments of the current events in the southern Lebanon region, calling on all citizens to adhere to the travel ban and to leave Lebanese territory immediately for those who are currently in Lebanon,” the embassy posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. An Israeli air strike on Tuesday killed hundreds of Palestinians at a Gaza City hospital crammed with patients and displaced people. Gaza’s Health Ministry said Wednesday that 3,478 Palestinians have been killed and more than 12,000 injured in the past 11 days. Hezbollah fighters exchanged fire at the Lebanese border with Israeli forces on Wednesday in violence fuelled by the war between Hamas and Israel.