Riots continue to rage outside the US Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon, where anger against the America’s support of Israel in its fight against Hamas is surging. 

The rioters set fire the embassy last night and continued to hurl fireworks towards it this morning in an ongoing protest against the US, following a call from Hezbollah – Lebanon’s Islamist militant party – for an ‘unprecedented day of rage.’

All non-essential State Department staff have been told to leave the city, and a level four travel advisory has been issued to all Americans advising against travel to Lebanon. 

The protesters in Beirut have been pushed back into the streets surrounding the US Embassy, where they continue to clash with the Lebanese military and yell ‘f**k you America!’ 

As the Beirut riot escalated, President Biden embraced Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in neighboring Israel in the latest show of US support in its ongoing conflict with Hamas, whipping up anti-American rage elsewhere in the Arab world.

In Adana, Turkey, protesters hurled fireworks and Molotov cocktails while they chanted ‘Allahu Akbar’ on Tuesday night. The US Consulate in Adana is now closed. 

In Buenos Aires, Argentina, a bomb threat against the US Embassy triggered an emergency evacuation of surrounding buildings. It remains unconfirmed if the threat was credible. 

There were also anti-West protests against Britain and France in other Middle Eastern countries.  

Lebanese army soldiers carry a wounded colleague who was injured during a demonstration, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza, near the U.S. embassy in Awkar, a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday

Lebanese army soldiers scuffle with protesters during a demonstration, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza, near the US embassy 

A Lebanese army soldier throws stones towards protesters during a demonstration, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza, near the U.S. embassy in Awkar 

Protesters throw stones towards riot police, during a demonstration in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza, near the U.S. embassy 

Protesters carry an injured woman during a demonstration, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza, near the U.S. embassy in Awkar – a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023

A protester launches fireworks at riot police during a demonstration, in solidarity with the Palestinian people in Gaza, near the U.S. embassy in Awkar – a northern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023

The US military also intercepted two drone strikes aimed at American bases in Iraq, and there were protests in Baghdad. 

There were similar outbursts in Baghdad and Amman, and at French and British Embassies in Tunisia and Tehran. 

The uptick in protests was spurred by a strike against the Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital in Gaza that is now at the heart of furious debate over the war. 

Israel – and President Biden – say the strike came ‘from the other team’, claiming a group if independent Palestinian fighters misfired a rocket and accidentally struck the hospital, where hundreds of civilians were seeking shelter and medical care. 

‘Based on what I have seen, it was done by the other team, not you. 

A man runs as protester clash with security forces during a protest near the U.S. embassy in Awkar

Rioters remain outside the US Embassy in Beirut today as tensions flare in ongoing dispute over the Hamas-Israel war 

Smoke engulfs buildings surrounding the US Embassy on Wednesday morning as riots continue 

Protesters clash with Lebanese forces near the US Embassy in another protest

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Lebanese riot police and military used tear gas to disperse the crowds near the US Embassy in Beirut but it did little to deter the unrest

 A woman speaks as an image of US President Joe Biden is burnt during a protest in the Ain al-Hilweh Palestinian refugee camp near the southern Lebanese port city of Sidon on October 18, 2023

Beirut: Protesters hurled fireworks at  the US Embassy in Beirut last night. The riots continued into Wednesday 

Hezbollah, Lebanon’s Islamist militant party, called for an ‘unprecedented day of rage’ after the hospital explosion which has resulted in angry protests across north Africa and the Middle East

Senior Hezbollah official Hashem Safieddine addresses a demonstrators taking part in a protest in the southern suburbs of Beirut on October 18, 2023, following a strike which ripped through a Gaza hospital compound killing hundreds the day before

‘But there’s a lot of people out there who are not sure. So we’ve got to overcome a lot of things,’ President Biden told Israeli Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu today as the pair met in Tel Aviv. 

Since the conflict began on October 7, Biden has been steadfast in his support of Israel. 

His trip marks the first war-time visit of a US President to Israel. He and his cabinet have also implored other nations in the region not to exacerbate the fighting, namely appealing to Hezbollah, Lebanon’s Islamic militant group. 

Israel today released an audio recording purportedly of Hamas fighters acknowledging that the strike was from their side.

Amman: Protesters in Jordan held up signs labeling Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘war criminals’

Jordan: Thousands protested against Israel in Amman, Jordan, on Wednesday morning 

Amman: Protests erupted near the US Embassy in Amman, Jordan

Protesters in Tahrir Square in Baghdad, Iraq, last night 

President Joe Biden is greeted by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after arriving at Ben Gurion International Airport, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Tel Aviv

They said it had been fired by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) – an independent jihadist group.

‘They are saying (the rocket) belongs to Palestinian Islamic Jihad. It’s from us?’ one alleged Hamas member asks in the clip provided by Israel’s military intelligence. 

‘From us? Looks like it,’ the men are heard saying. 

Palestine insists it was an Israeli strike that decimated the hospital. 

The ferocious conflict began on October 7 with an attack by Hamas against Israeli civilians at a music festival and in Kibbutzim along the border. 

Since then, Israel has retaliated fiercely, with the US standing steadfast in its support of the defense. 

Protesters are burning an Israeli flag during an anti-Israel protest in front of the British Embassy in Tehran, Iran, early Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023

Tunisia: Protesters clashed with police at the French Embassy in Tunis on Tuesday in another protest