Explosions have been reported near Beirut’s airport, which could close at any time, frustrating the government’s plans to help Australians flee.
Australians are trickling out of Lebanon despite the government booking planeloads of seats and pleading with people to leave as Israel intensifies airstrikes and explosions are heard near Beirut’s airport.
. “We have registered at the moment, 2338 Australians who want to leave and we’ll be contacting them and working with them to facilitate their departure.” At least one Israeli strike hit outside the perimeter of Beirut’s international airport early on Friday, according to a source in Lebanon’s Ministry of Transport and Public Works.A series of loud explosions were heard near the airport, with smoke seen nearby after jets were heard overhead, witnesses told Reuters.
He repeated calls for Australia to expel the Hezbollah-supporting Iranian ambassador. The government has condemned Ahmad Sadeghi’s remarks this week praising slain Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah but decided to keep Iran’s embassy to Australia open as a communication channel.
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