Dozens of Greek and Cypriot nationals are being evacuated from Lebanon with a C-130 military transport plane sent by the Hellenic Air Force on Thursday, as the
.Dozens of Greek and Cypriot nationals were being evacuated from Lebanon on Thursday as fighting between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah intensified.
The C-130 arrived in Beirut at 11 a.m. and was scheduled to leave at 12 noon.
State broadcaster ERT reported that around 60 civilians were set to leave the country so far. 38 of them are Cypriots.
The plane was to stay in Beirut for around an hour before flying back, stopping first in Larnaca and then landing in Athens.
According to state broadcaster, there has been no trend of mass fleeing from the approximately 3,500 citizens with Greek passports and the 1,000 affiliated members in Lebanon.
Greece’s Defense and Foreign ministries have transport planes and crisis management teams on standby to help citizens fleeing Lebanon.
