South Korea's foreign ministry on Tuesday "strongly advised" its nationals in Lebanon and Israel to leave as soon as possible because of escalating tensions in the Middle East.
The travel advisory was issued after a commander of the Iran-aligned Lebanese group Hezbollah and the head of the political wing of Hamas, the group that runs the Gaza Strip, were killed, Lee Jae-woong, a ministry spokesperson said.
On their website, the foreign ministry said they are banning all travel to the Israel-Lebanon border area from midnight on Wednesday.
More than 500 South Korean nationals are currently residing in Israel and around 120 in Lebanon as of Tuesday, according to the ministry.
Japan's Foreign Ministry also urged its citizens not to visit Israel in a travel alert on Tuesday, citing rising tensions in the Middle East.
On Monday, the ministry urged Japanese nationals in Lebanon to leave the country.