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Australia evacuates 407 people from Lebanon overnight

The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said the 407 Australians and their family members departed Beirut on two government-assisted flights.

It said there were two more flights departing Beirut on Sunday and that they were fully booked.

More flights are planned, subject to conditions on the ground, it said.

Several countries have evacuated their citizens from Lebanon amid hostilities between Israel’s military and Hezbollah.

  • They include Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, South Korea, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Source: Al Jazeera