AUSTRALIA TELLS THOUSANDS OF ITS CITIZENS TO LEAVE LEBANON
Afia Radio
Australia has urged an estimated 15,000 of its citizens living in Lebanon to leave, flagging a risk Beirut airport may close and the difficulty of evacuating large numbers if the situation worsens.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government had made contingency plans that could include evacuations by water, but declined to give details.
Meanwhile, Israel has widened its airstrikes in Lebanon on Wednesday and at least 72 people were killed, and Israel's military chief said a ground assault was possible.
Recall that, in 2006, Australia evacuated over 5000 of its citizens and another 1200 foreigners from Lebanese ports, with the cooperation of Syria, Jordan, Cyprus and Turkey, during a war between Hezbollah and Israel.
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