As the Israeli army prepares for a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, Austria has issued a travel warning for the parts of Israel bordering the Gaza Strip, Lebanon and Syria.
In view of the escalation in the region, the Austrian Foreign Ministry has increased the security level for Israel from four “high security risk” to five “partial travel warnings” for the areas in Israel around the Gaza Strip and along Israel’s borders with Lebanon and Syria and warns against all travel there.
Austrians in Israel must follow the instructions of the Israeli authorities, follow the news and report to the embassy in Tel Aviv or register with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at https://auslandsregistrierung.bmeia.gv.at/#.
Berlin continues to bring Germans back
While Austria has already completed its evacuation flights, two German Bundeswehr planes are currently flying back from Israel to Germany to repatriate German citizens. There were a total of 80 passengers on board the two A400M military transport vehicles, the Bundeswehr announced on Sunday evening via the online platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
The first plane with 51 passengers took off from Tel Aviv at 11:00 PM (CEST), the second with 29 passengers almost three hours later. “More flights are being prepared,” it said.
In Germany, Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser (SPD) has spoken out in favor of expelling supporters of the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas from Germany. “We will use all legal options to expel Hamas supporters,” she told Bild am Sonntag.
30 Austrians are missing
The Austrian Foreign Ministry confirmed on Saturday evening that more than thirty Austrians and their relatives were still in the Gaza Strip. Austrian embassies in Israel and Egypt are currently trying to make it possible to travel to Egypt via Rafah.
Source: Krone

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