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WAR ZONE IN Lebanon

 

Spain plans to remove its citizens from Lebanon, according to the Defense Minister.

Spain’s Defense Minister announced plans to remove nationals from Lebanon.

There is smoke coming from the location of an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon.

350 Spanish nationals currently in Lebanon have requested to be allowed to return to Spain.

MADRID: The Spanish Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, announced on Wednesday that Spain intends to dispatch two military planes to rescue up to 350 citizens from Lebanon as soon as Thursday.

In an interview with Antena 3 TV station, she mentioned that the Spanish airplanes and staff are prepared with the usual professionalism of the Spanish army.

On Tuesday evening, Israel was targeted by missiles launched from Iran after the Israeli military entered southern Lebanon and engaged in conflict with the Hezbollah group backed by Iran.

The operation came after intense air strikes that destroyed Hezbollah’s leadership, resulting in the death of long-serving chief Hassan Nasrallah in Beirut last week.

In addition to the 1,000 Spaniards living in Lebanon, Spain has led the United Nations’ Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) and stationed 650 soldiers along the southern Lebanese border with Israel, starting in 2022