Just one Qantas flight left Tel Aviv for London on Friday before emergency commercial flights were scrapped. There are now concerns for Australians in Lebanon.
The Albanese government has urged Australians in Lebanon to leave the country, and has also started using military and charter flights to evacuate citizens from Israel, as the inevitable showdown between Hamas and Israel makes the operation too risky for Qantas and other commercial carriers.
“I want to stress these flights remain subject to factors including the security environment.” The biggest issue affecting the commercial flights was insurance. Diplomatic sources said this could include Israel bombardment of the runway at Rafic Hariri International Airport, as well as the highway from Beirut to Syria, via the Bekaa Valley, as it has happened in the past.
“What is now playing out is a tragedy for the innocent Israelis who have been victims, but it is also a tragedy for innocent Palestinians who now find themselves in the middle of this as well.
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