About 300 Egyptian nationals evacuated from Lebanon

CAIRO- 6 October 2024: A total of 286 Egyptian nationals were evacuated from Lebanon onboard of an EgyptAir flight on Saturday, announced the Egyptian embassy in Beirut in a statement on its Facebook page on Sunday.

The embassy also re-called upon the Egyptian expatriates, who wish to return home, to contact the embassy on its official Facebook page, noting that the evacuation is being carried out according to the priority of registration.

Since the escalating the military confrontations between Israel and Lebanese Hezbollah, several governments have started evacuated their nationals from Lebanon.

The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced on October 5 that the number of victims of the Israeli aggression has risen to 2,036 martyrs and 9,653 wounded since October 8 so far, according to Lebanese media.