The ground maneuver against Hezbollah: the countries of the world are evacuating their citizens from Lebanon

In recent days, the ground maneuver began in Lebanon, and Israel continues to attack Beirut with the aim of thwarting all Hezbollah means and personnel in the area. At the same time, on the international front, many countries around the world have begun preparing plans to evacuate their citizens from Lebanon, while many are leaving the country independently.

United States ordered the deployment of dozens of soldiers in Cyprus to help prepare for the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon. It is working with airlines to add flights from Lebanon, with more seats for Americans, the State Department said Tuesday.

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UK leased a limited number of flights for its citizens to leave Lebanon and advised them to evacuate immediately. More than 150 British nationals and their families left Beirut on a government flight on Wednesday. In addition, Britain transferred about 700 soldiers to Cyprus, including two ships of the Royal Navy.

Australia It organized hundreds of places on flights for its citizens who wish to leave Lebanon, while flying military planes to Cyprus as an emergency plan. The plans may include evacuation by sea, although authorities have urged the 15,000 or so Australian citizens in Lebanon to leave as long as Beirut’s airport remains open.

Foreign Office the belgian Advised citizens to leave as soon as possible, according to the Belga news agency. Brazil claiming that its 3,000 citizens living in Lebanon are interested in leaving, sent an Air Force Airbus A330 to Beirut. The plane will fly 220 people today and make two flights a week.

More than 200 Chinese citizens were evacuated by the government China the official news agency “Xinhua” reported. Reports from Canada It is hinted that it will cooperate with Australia in evacuating citizens by sea, with the “Toronto Star” newspaper saying that the plan includes leasing a commercial vessel to transport 1,000 people every day.

Cyprus evacuated 38 of its citizens already yesterday, using a plane provided by Greece. The number of Cypriots in Lebanon is estimated at 1,000 to 1,500. Denmark It urged its citizens to leave Lebanon as soon as possible, but said it had not initiated an evacuation, as there were still commercial flights. The Lebanese airline, “Middle East Airlines”, will add more flights from Beirut to destinations in Europe, to meet the demand for commercial flights out, the Danish Foreign Ministry said.

France Emergency plans have been in place for months, but she has yet to order an evacuation. Current plans focus on Cyprus and Beirut airport, while she is also discussing evacuations through Turkey. France has a warship in the area, and a helicopter carrier is expected to arrive in the eastern Mediterranean in the coming days in preparation for any decision to evacuate foreign citizens from Lebanon.

Germany In recent days, it has evacuated families of embassy employees in Lebanon and citizens with medical problems and will support those trying to leave, the German Foreign and Defense Ministries said. Greece evacuated 22 of its citizens already yesterday, along with some Cypriot citizens. It urged citizens to leave Lebanon and avoid any travel there, while placing a ship on standby in case assistance is needed.

Italy reduced the diplomatic staff and increased the security force at its embassy in Beirut. Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Taiani He repeatedly called on the citizens to leave the country, and asked Israel to guarantee the safety of the Italian forces in the area. Netherlands It will send a military plane to return civilians from Lebanon through two flights on Friday and Saturday, the Dutch Ministry of Defense said, adding that the flights to the military air base in Eindhoven will also accommodate people from other countries if there is enough space.

Poland It will limit the number of staff members at its embassy in Beirut, according to the spokesperson of the Polish Foreign Ministry, and transport will be organized for citizens wishing to leave Lebanon. prime minister Portugal, Luis Montenegro advised against traveling to Lebanon, which helped evacuate a small number of Portuguese citizens living there.

Rumania evacuated 69 civilians from Lebanon in a military plane, according to its foreign and defense ministries. More than 1,100 Romanian citizens and their families approached the Romanian embassy in Beirut with a request to leave the country. Russia began evacuating citizens from Lebanon, as families of diplomats left on a special flight from Beirut on Thursday, according to the Kremlin. The “TASS” news agency reported that about 3,000 Russians want to leave.

Slovakia announced that it would send a military plane to fly Slovak and other citizens to Cyprus. Spain also said it planned to send two military planes to evacuate up to 350 civilians from Lebanon. Foreign Office the turkish He already announced on Tuesday that he is ready for the possible evacuation of Turks from Lebanon by air and sea, and is working with about 20 countries for the possible evacuation of foreign citizens through Turkey. About 14,000 Turkish citizens were registered in the consulate in Lebanon, but the number is not final.