60 Greek and Cypriot citizens were successfully evacuated from the Lebanese capital, Beirut, by a C-130 aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force.
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The Minister of National Defence, Nikos Dendias, announced through a post on X the successful operation to extricate 22 Greeks and 38 Cypriots from Beirut, with an Air Force C-130 aircraft.
After a meeting at the Ministry of National Defense, three C-130 aircraft were put on standby, as well as Navy ships, in order to operate to extricate civilians from the critical situation in Lebanon.
"I was informed in real time at the ETCEPIX by the Chief of HNDGS General Dimitrios Houpis about the successful outcome of the operation to extricate from Beirut 38 nationals of the Republic of Cyprus and 22 nationals of the Hellenic Republic and the entry of the Air Force C-130 aircraft in the Nicosia FIR. Congratulations to everyone who contributed to the operation."
Yesterday's emergency meeting of KYSEA focused on the safe evacuation of Greek citizens from Lebanon and the plans prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of National Defence, and today the evacuation was successfully completed.
