A backlog in visa processing is forcing an Australian citizen living in Lebanon to choose between safety and keeping her family together.
Bombs are falling ever closer to Abbas Wehbe and Batoul Hijazi's Beirut home — a place they hoped would remain untouched by war as they raise their one-year-old son. Escalating attacks from Israel claiming to target militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon's south over recent weeks have brought the neighbouring war in Gaza to their doorstep.
Addressing reporters in New York this week, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said: "Obviously, we will continue to work with partners about what arrangements can be made, but I again say the numbers would render it unlikely that we would be able to help all Australians who are in Lebanon.
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