Turkey has around 14,000 nationals registered at its consulate in Lebanon. For the moment, the announced evacuation operation only concerns 2,000 people. But the figure could quickly grow.
Last week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated that it was working on a plan to evacuate third-country nationals via Turkey. Around twenty countries had requested help.
While the bombings continue, Turkey has just announced that it will evacuate its nationals from Lebanon. Two Turkish navy ships will leave a port in the southern province of Mersin on Tuesday for Beirut. Around 2,000 people are affected.
Israeli strikes on Beirut are causing significant population displacements in the Lebanese capital. Many residents are trying to leave Hezbollah strongholds, under fire from Israeli weapons.
These trips are not without problems. “There are growing tensions and suspicions towards the displaced because they belong to the same (Shia) community as Hezbollah,” explains a resident.
On Monday, the spokesperson for the armed wing of Hamas, Abou Obeida, promised a “long, painful and costly battle of attrition” for Israel, after describing the hostage situation as “very difficult”.
The Israeli Prime Minister vowed Monday to continue the fight against Hamas in Gaza and Hezbollah in Lebanon, on the first anniversary of the October 7 attack. “We have defined the goals of the war and we are achieving them: to overthrow Hamas, to bring all the hostages home, the living and the dead. This is a sacred mission, we will not stop until we have accomplished it,” Benjamin Netanyahu said in a televised message.
Hello everyone. Like every day, the editorial staff of 20 Minutes is mobilized to give you all the information on the situation in the Middle East. This Tuesday, the day after the commemorations for the first anniversary of the deadliest attack in Israel’s history, the Jewish state continues its raids in Lebanon against Hezbollah and in Gaza against Hamas.
