How they plan to get their nationals out of Lebanon

A man walks through the rubble as people check on September 28, 2024 the devastation in the Hadath neighbourhood of Beirut's southern suburbs in the aftermath of overnight Israeli airstrikes on the outskirts of the Lebanese capital. Israeli fighter jets bombarded the southern suburbs of Beirut overnight into September 28, sending panicked families fleeing massive strikes that were reportedly targeting Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah. (Photo by AFP)

22 of its nationals on Thursday, along with some Cypriot citizens. It has urged citizens to leave Lebanon and avoid any travel there, putting a frigate on standby in case assistance is required.

Italy

Italy has cut diplomatic staff and beefed up security personnel at its Beirut embassy. Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has repeatedly urged nationals to leave the country and sought assurances from Israel over the safety of Italian peacekeepers in the area.

Japan

Japan dispatched two C-2 military transport aircraft to Lebanon on Thursday. The airplanes are standing by for the evacuation of Japanese nationals. There are 40 to 50 Japanese in Lebanon.

The Netherlands

A military plane will be sent to repatriate nationals from Lebanon via two flights scheduled on Friday and Saturday, the Dutch defense ministry had said earlier, adding that the flights to the military airbase in Eindhoven will also accommodate people from other countries if there is enough room.

Poland

A plane carrying several dozens of Poles and citizens of other countries who wanted to leave Lebanon landed in Warsaw on Friday. Poland earlier said it would limit staff numbers at its Beirut embassy.

Portugal

Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has advised against travel to Lebanon, which assisted in the evacuation of a small number of Portuguese citizens living there.

Romania

Romania evacuated 69 citizens in a military aircraft on Thursday, its foreign and defense ministries said. More than 1,100 Romanian citizens and their families had registered their presence in Lebanon at the embassy.

Russia

Russia has started evacuating citizens from Lebanon, with families of its diplomats leaving on a special flight from Beirut on Thursday, its emergencies minister said. About 3,000 Russians and citizens of the Commonwealth of Independent States want to leave, the Tass news agency said.

Slovakia

Slovakia said it would send a military aircraft to fly Slovak and other citizens to Cyprus.

South Korea

A military aircraft has evacuated 97 citizens and family members from Lebanon, the country’s foreign ministry said on Saturday.

Spain

Spain said it planned to send two military aircraft to evacuate as many as 350 citizens.

Turkiye

The foreign ministry said early last week it was ready for a possible evacuation of Turks from Lebanon via air and sea, and was working with about 20 countries for a possible evacuation of foreign nationals. About 14,000 Turkish citizens were registered at the consulate in Lebanon, but the number was not definitive.

United Kingdom

Britain has chartered a limited number of flights for citizens to leave Lebanon, it said on Thursday, repeating advice to evacuate immediately. More than 150 British nationals and dependents left Beirut on a government-chartered flight on Wednesday.

United States

Washington has ordered dozens of troops deployed to Cyprus to help prepare for scenarios such as the evacuation of Americans from Lebanon. It is working with airlines to add flights out of Lebanon, with more seats for Americans, the state department said on Tuesday. —REUTERS

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