More than 1,000 UK troops on standby to evacuate Britons from Lebanon as fears of all-out Middle East war grow

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More than 1,000 British military personnel are on standby to help evacuate UK nationals from Lebanon as fears grow that Israel's war in Gaza will escalate into a wider regional conflict, Sky News understands.
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