Türkiye will send two Navy ships to Beirut to evacuate its citizens in Lebanon tomorrow

MADRID 8 Oct. () –

The Government of Turkey announced this Tuesday that it will send two Navy ships to the port of the capital of Lebanon, Beirut, to proceed during the day on Wednesday with the evacuation of its citizens in the country, which has been the subject of an invasion for a week. by Israel after more than eleven months of fighting with the Shiite militia party Hezbollah.

“The evacuation of our citizens who have requested to leave Lebanon will take place tomorrow by sea. Two Turkish Navy ships with a total capacity for 2,000 passengers will leave today for Beirut,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Thus, he stated that the details about the evacuation process will be provided to people who contact the Consulate and stressed that “if necessary, evacuations will continue during the following days.” “Preparations have been completed to meet the needs of our citizens once they arrive in Türkiye,” he added.

On the other hand, he stressed that Ankara will send humanitarian aid to Lebanon on the ships that will be sent to Beirut, although he has not provided details about the materials or quantities that will be delivered.

Israel has described its invasion of Lebanon as a “selective and limited” operation against Hezbollah’s “terrorist targets and infrastructure.” The offensive was launched after nearly two weeks of intensified attacks and has been paralleled by an intensification of bombings against the capital, Beirut, and other areas of the country.

Lebanese authorities have reported more than 2,000 deaths from Israeli attacks over the past year, a figure that has risen dramatically over the past two weeks. In addition, thousands of people have been injured and nearly 1.2 million have been forced to flee their homes.

The resurgence in hostilities 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 Palestinian factions. , which led Israel to unleash a bloody offensive against the Gaza Strip.