Germany decides to evacuate the families of its diplomats in Israel and Lebanon
On Saturday, Germany announced the evacuation of the families of its diplomats in Israel, Lebanon and the West Bank, as it also decided to reduce the number of employees in its diplomatic missions to what is absolutely necessary.
The German Foreign Ministry explained that it had gathered its crisis unit after the assassination of Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah in an Israeli army raid near Beirut to discuss… “The situation is very tense in Lebanon and the region after the recent strikes.”.
Berlin decided so “Raising the crisis level of its missions in Beirut, Ramallah and Tel Aviv.”according to the press release. “This concretely means that family members of employees assigned there will leave and go to a safe place in the region or in Germany.”The Ministry specified. “The number of staff on duty will be reduced, ensuring that missions remain able to carry out all their tasks.”He added.
Germany has previously warned its citizens of the dangers of traveling to Israel, Lebanon, and the Palestinian territories. Earlier, Washington ordered the evacuation of the families of its diplomats in Lebanon.
