"US Issues Highest Travel Alert for Lebanon as Embassy Burns"
The US has issued a "do not travel" advisory for Lebanon after the American embassy in Beirut was set on fire by protestors. Family members of US government personnel and non-essential embassy staff were allowed to leave the country. The advisory was issued due to the unpredictable security situation related to rocket exchanges between Israel and armed militant factions. Large demonstrations have erupted in Lebanon following recent violence in Israel and Gaza. Protestors blocked major roads and threw Molotov cocktails at the embassy. Similar protests also took place at the French embassy. The protests were sparked by an explosion at a hospital in Gaza, with conflicting reports on who was responsible.