The Arab American Institute (one of my favorite advocacy organizations) has issued the following information for U.S. citizens currently trapped in Lebanon:
The Arab American Institute remains in constant contact with the State Department as they work to formulate a plan to evacuate US citizens from Lebanon. We will continue to update you as we receive information. In the meantime, the State Department requests that all US citizens in Lebanon REGISTER IMMEDIATELY at https://travelregistration.state.gov/ibrs/home.asp so that you can be informed as soon as an evacuation plan is in place. Further updates are available at http://www.travel.state.gov/ or 888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444.AAI is forwarding all information we receive on American in Lebanon to the appropriate officials at the State Department as well as Congress. Please keep sending your stories to rabouchedid@aaiusa.org Please send us pictures so that we can give a human face to our community.
The Department of State has issued a Travel Warning for Lebanon, which is pasted below and is available at http://travel.state.gov/. The U.S. Embassy in Beruit’s web site is located at http://lebanon.usembassy.gov/.
Please pass it on to families and friends with loved ones trapped in the cross-fire between Israel and Hezbollah.