The foreign minister said hundreds of seats had been reserved on commercial flights set to depart Beirut on Saturday.
The federal government has secured 500 seats on commercial flights set to depart Beirut on Saturday, available for Australian citizens, permanent residents and their families.
"Please take whatever option is available to you. Please do not wait for your preferred route... If you are able to secure a seat on a flight, please take that seat. If you have a seat on today's flight, don't delay.She said 80 seats had been secured for flights leaving on Thursday, of which 35 had been taken up.The federal government has been urging Australians to leave Lebanon for months as conflict has deepened between Israel and Hezbollah.
Senator Wong and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese have repeatedly warned the government does not have the capacity to assist every citizen who may want to leave.Australians needing emergency consular assistance can contact the 24-hour Consular Emergency Centre on 1300 555 135 or +61 2 6261 3305 .Government urges ceasefire, Dutton says backing of Israel insufficient
Anthony Albanese has condemned Iran's overnight missile attack on Israel as he reiterated calls for a ceasefire to de-escalate tensions. On Thursday, Defence Minister Richard Marles declined to say whether the Australian government believed it was the right thing for Israel to retaliate against Iran. "Iran is a significant threat to Israel. They go through proxies but they have very significant capacity themselves to kill a lot of people, and Israel needs to be strong and they are being strong...
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