Poland Evacuates More Than 600 Of Its Citizens From Israel
Date
10/10/2023 10:06:38 PM
(MENAFN- UkrinForm) As of today, the Polish government has evacuated 661 people from Israel.
This was announced on TVP1 by Polish government spokesman Piotr Müller, Ukrinform reported citing Polish radio .
"515 people have already been evacuated, another 146 are on their way to Poland, that is, 661 people are already outside Israel. The action continues," Müller said.
He noted that it will continue as long as it is needed.
As it is known, the day before, Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau said that about 1,000 Polish citizens want to evacuate from Israel. The action takes place in stages: first, Polish military transport planes transport people to the airport in Chania on the island of Crete, and from there they are taken to Poland.
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