MADRID 2 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The spokesperson for the United States Department of State, Matthew Miller, has confirmed that the Joe Biden Administration has organized a charter flight this Wednesday to evacuate American citizens in Lebanon who have requested it, and has indicated that there will be new repatriation flights. “depending on demand.”
Miller specified in a press conference that just over a hundred people were traveling on board this plane, including US citizens and family members. The aircraft has taken off from the capital of Lebanon, Beirut, and is traveling to the Turkish city of Istanbul.
“It has been a priority for us to increase the capacity of flights entering and leaving the region, which is why we have contracted with more airlines to facilitate the transportation of American citizens,” said Miller.
Around 7,000 people have registered with the State Department to receive more information about the ways to leave Lebanese territory, according to . In this regard, Miller has pointed out that Washington foresees that “some will eventually seek to leave Lebanon and others will want to stay.”
The resurgence of hostilities in Lebanon is part of the clashes for nearly a year after Hezbollah attacked Israeli territory a day after the attacks carried out on October 7, 2023 by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and other factions. Palestinians, which led Israel to unleash a bloody offensive against the Gaza Strip.
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