Daily Star: Saudi Arabia 'scrambles fighter jets' amid fears of WAR in Middle East
SAUDI Arabia has scrambled its air force for strikes in Lebanon amid fears of a new war in the Middle East, according to reports.
The kingdom has mobilised its F-15 fighter jet fleet ito launch a military operation against the Iranian-backed terrorist militia of Hezbollah in Lebanon, regional news website The Baghdad Post reports.
Saudi Arabia previously accused both Lebanon and Iran of commiting an act of wars against it after rebels fired a missile at the King Khalid International Airport in the kingdom's capital of Riyadh.
Yesterday, Saudi Arabia ordered its citizens to leave Lebanon escalating fears of war to new heights – which the US have dubbed grounds for a “proxy war”.
Hezbollah are the most powerful military and political force in Lebanon and receives major support from Iran.
Reports now state the Royal Saudi Air Force has placed its warplanes on alert to launch strikes as the region sits on a knife edge.
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Update #1: It looks like Saudi Arabia removed Lebanon's prime minister — and it may be the first move in starting a war (Business Insider)
Update #2: Tension mounts in Lebanon as Saudi Arabia escalates power struggle with Iran (The Guardian)
WNU Editor: No one else is reporting this story (i.e. Saudi Arabia preparing to launch air strikes against Lebanon), but we do know that this is happening .... Saudi Arabia tells citizens to leave Lebanon at once (BBC).
