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- An Airbus A330 MRTT departed for Beirut to pick up 130 German nationals
- The special flight was also carrying some 5,000 kilograms of relief supplies from the German Red Cross
FRANKFURT: Germany on Wednesday said it had organized a second military flight to evacuate its nationals from Lebanon, after Israel launched ground raids into its neighbor and Iran fired missiles at Israel.
An Airbus A330 MRTT departed for Beirut to pick up 130 German nationals considered “particularly vulnerable,” Germany’s foreign and defense ministries said in a joint statement.
The special flight was also carrying some 5,000 kilograms (11,000 pounds) of relief supplies from the German Red Cross, mainly medical supplies such as infusion equipment and bandages, “to provide emergency care for Lebanon’s civilian population.”
Germany already flew around 110 passengers out of Lebanon on Monday.
“The situation in the Middle East remains extremely volatile,” the ministries said.
Further flights would be deployed depending on the need and on how the situation develops, they added.
Other countries are also evacuating their citizens from Lebanon, including France, Spain, Britain and Canada.