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Britain’s Lammy holds emergency meeting over Lebanon

By Thomson Reuters Sep 20, 2024 | 8:41 AM

LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister David Lammy chaired a meeting of the government’s emergency committee, known as COBR, on Friday to discuss the latest situation in Lebanon.

“The Foreign Secretary has chaired a meeting of COBR this morning on the latest situation in Lebanon and to discuss ongoing preparedness work, with the risk of escalation remaining high,” the Foreign Office said in a statement.

(Reporting by Catarina Demony, writing by Sarah Young, editing by Paul Sandle)