Lebanon Journey Advisory | Journey.State.gov

On February 23, 2026, the Department of State ordered non-emergency U.S. authorities staff and U.S. authorities worker relations to depart Lebanon on account of security dangers.

• U.S. Embassy Beirut personnel are restricted from private journey all through Lebanon with out advance permission.
• Additional journey restrictions could also be imposed on U.S. personnel below Chief of Mission safety accountability, with little to no discover on account of elevated safety points or threats.
• Due to security dangers, relations can not be a part of U.S. authorities staff who work in Lebanon.
• The U.S. authorities has restricted means to supply emergency providers to U.S. residents in Lebanon on account of security dangers.
• The Lebanese authorities can not assure the security of U.S. residents in opposition to sudden outbreaks of violence and armed battle.

• The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) and a Special Federal Aviation Regulation (SFAR). This is because of dangers to civil aviation working inside or close by the Damascus Flight Information Region (FIR).
• The FAA advises warning for flights working within the airspace inside 200 nautical miles of the Damascus FIR on account of heightened navy exercise in or round Syria.
• For extra info U.S. residents ought to seek the advice of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Prohibitions, Restrictions and Notices.

• There is danger of non-violent crime all through Lebanon.
• Most crimes in opposition to foreigners are crimes of alternative, like purse snatching and pickpocketing.

There is danger of terrorist violence, together with terrorist assaults and different exercise in Lebanon. Visit the U.S. Department of State’s country reports on terrorism to be taught extra.

• Terrorist teams, together with Hizballah, IRGC, ISIS, and Hamas, proceed plotting attainable assaults in Lebanon. 
• Terrorists could conduct assaults with little or no warning focusing on vacationer areas, transportation hubs, markets/purchasing malls, and native authorities services.

There is an ongoing danger of kidnapping and hostage-taking in Lebanon. Local authorities have warned that international nationals could also be focused.

• Americans and different vacationers – together with vacationers, humanitarian employees, journalists, and enterprise professionals – could also be seen as targets of alternative. If you might be kidnapped or taken hostage, the explanation for you being in Lebanon is unlikely to supply safety.

• Drone and missile strikes can happen all through Lebanon, together with in Beirut.
• Hostilities can disrupt industrial flights, as much as and together with the infrastructure for accessing the worldwide airport.

• Landmines and unexploded ordnance exist all through Lebanon.
• Areas of best danger are the border with Syria, south of the Litani river, and refugee settlements.
• The areas of landmines and unexploded ordnance are sometimes not marked or straightforward to acknowledge.