Beirut/Tel Aviv – It was a day of heightened tensions in Lebanon on Monday, as two people were killed in an Israeli air attack in the south, with tensions rising further as people try to flee the region. There were chaotic scenes at Beirut Airport as passengers attempted to leave the Middle Eastern country ahead of a potential military escalation. Hezbollah announced that one of its fighters, Ali Choukair, was killed in the bombing, which the state-run Lebanese NNA news agency said hit a target near a cemetery in the town of Maiss al-Jabal. The pro-Iranian militia usually does not give details…