A subordinate ship sailed For the French Navy Monday from Southeast France To be stationed off the Lebanese coast “as a precaution” in the event that it is forced to evacuate its nationals, according to what the General Staff of the Armed Forces announced.
A source in the General Staff explained that the French amphibious helicopter carrier (PHA), which will take “5 to 6 days” to reach the region in the eastern Mediterranean from the port of Toulon, is equipped with helicopters and a “combat group” that will be mobilized in the event that it is forced to evacuate French citizens.
About 23,000 French or French-Lebanese reside in Lebanon, according to Agence France-Presse.
And created French Embassy A telephone answering cell operates seven days a week, according to what Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Monday during his visit to Beirut.
In turn, she announced Britain On Monday evening it chartered a commercial flight to evacuate its nationals wishing to leave Lebanon.
The British Foreign Office said in a statement that this plane will leave Rafic Hariri Airport International in Beirut Wednesday.
The statement quoted Foreign Secretary David Lammy as saying, “The safety of British citizens in Lebanon remains our first priority.”
“For this reason, the UK government has chartered a flight to assist those who wish to leave. It is essential that you leave now as a subsequent evacuation may not be guaranteed,” he added.
The statement explained that the priority in this trip will be to evacuate “vulnerable” British citizens.
Britain announced last week that it had deployed 700 military personnel in… Cyprus In preparation for the possible evacuation of its nationals from Lebanon.
As for Canada It announced on Monday that it had reserved 800 seats on commercial flights to help its citizens leave Lebanon.
Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie wrote on the X platform: “The security situation in Lebanon has become more dangerous and volatile.”
She added, “In order to help Canadians leave the country faster, we are currently working to increase commercial capacity and have reserved 800 additional seats over the next three days.”
The first of these flights is scheduled to take off on Tuesday, noting that about 45,000 Canadians are currently in Lebanon.
And he announced Israeli armyAt dawn on Tuesday, a ground military operation began in Lebanon.
The Israeli army indicated in a statement that it “began limited and targeted raids on targets For Hezbollah In the border area in southern Lebanon.
He explained, “These targets are located in villages close to the border and pose a direct threat to population centers in northern Israel.”
According to the statement, “The Air Force and artillery support the ground forces with precise strikes on military targets in the region.”
The statement stressed that Operation Northern Arrows will continue according to the assessment of the situation and in parallel with the fighting in Gaza In other arenas, “the operations were approved and implemented in accordance with the decision of the political leadership.”
