One Australian choosing to stay in Lebanon says there needs to be a more nuanced understanding of safety in the country.
The last Australian repatriation flights have left Lebanon — but despite government warnings, Bakar Mohamad is choosing to stay put. The Lebanese-Australian man travelled to Beirut four months ago to pursue a master's degree in development. When the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah escalated in late September, he moved to Lebanon's northern region to stay with family.
It comes as a further 147 people returned home to Australia from Cyprus on Sunday night, with 2552 citizens and family members having touched down on Australian soil. While no more government-assisted flights will be running out of Lebanon, those in the region have still been urged to return to Australia . But interest in the free seats out of Beirut has declined sharply in recent days, with fewer than 180 aboard two flights to Cyprus that departed on Friday.
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