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Govt repatriates 14 more citizens as Israel-Hezbollah war intensifies
Authorities have evacuated 79 Indonesian citizens and a foreigner married to one of the evacuees from Lebanon amid intensifying Israeli forces' military offensive in the Middle Eastern country.
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A group of Indonesians repatriated from Lebanon gather on Oct. 7, 2024 after arriving at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten. As of Oct. 10, the government has evacuated 79 citizens and one foreign national from Lebanon amid the ongoing Israel-Hezbollah conflict. (Antara/Muhammad Iqbal)
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he government has evacuated another 14 citizens from Lebanon, bringing the number of Indonesians repatriated from the war-torn country to 79.
The 10 male and four female citizens from various regions in Indonesia, including Aceh, West Sumatra, Jakarta and Bali, left Beirut on Wednesday.
“We evacuated them via air transport from Beirut to Jakarta, with transits in Jeddah [Saudi Arabia] and Dubai [the United Arab Emirates]. They arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on Thursday,” Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said in a statement on Friday.
The repatriates were later transported to their hometowns with the support of various state institutions, the statement said.
After the escalation in the Israeli military’s attacks on Lebanon’s Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, the Indonesian Embassy in Beirut has evacuated 79 citizens and the foreign spouse of an Indonesian since Aug. 10, divided into six groups.
Separately, 17 Indonesians working in the country or married to a Lebanese citizen have returned on their own, either self-funded or through the support of their companies.
As of Thursday, 85 Indonesians remain in Lebanon, most of whom have local spouses and refuse to leave the Middle Eastern country.
