The Middle East is boiling and the situation may escalate at any moment – Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah exchange blowsit is not impossible that Tel Aviv is preparing also a land operation.
Therefore, more countries are calling on their citizens to be careful and – if possible – leave Lebanon. Also on Monday The German Foreign Ministry reported that they had been evacuated from Lebanon some diplomatic staff and German citizens requiring hospitalization.
Israel – Hezbollah. The situation is escalating, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with a statement
On Monday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski again appealed to Poleswho do not need to be in Lebanon, have left the country. He emphasized that the situation in the Middle East was escalating no scenario can be ruled out.
He also commented on the crisis situation in the region for PAP spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Paweł Wrońskiwho commented on reports of evacuation. When asked, whether the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs will decide to evacuate from Lebanon Poles, including Polish diplomats and people at risk for medical reasons, emphasized that no such decision has been made yet.
– We have a slightly different situation. Of course, if necessary, then all evacuation procedures are prepared. They will be launched when it is deemed appropriate, said the ministry's spokesman.
Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the situation in Lebanon. “All procedures ready”
Wroński reported that The Ministry of Foreign Affairs' warnings against traveling to Lebanon took effect and “we don't have travelers, tourists, or various people there who found themselves there by accident, so it must be admitted that Poles showed great common sense.” He added that in Lebanon there is currently a documented group of people with various connections with Poland, for whom “war is a normal system.”
Wroński clarified that a possible evacuation would be carried out together with NATO allies so that “the right group gathers”.
The ministry's spokesman said that the ministry is in constant contact with the mission in Lebanon, which “is constantly assessing the situation, who should leave and who should not leave.” “If such warnings appear, all procedures are ready,” he assured.
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