More Countries Evacuate Nationals from Lebanon

Brazilian citizens living in Lebanon disembark the Brazilian Air Force KC-30 aircraft in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 06 October 2024. (EPA)
Brazilian citizens living in Lebanon disembark the Brazilian Air Force KC-30 aircraft in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 06 October 2024. (EPA)
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More Countries Evacuate Nationals from Lebanon

Brazilian citizens living in Lebanon disembark the Brazilian Air Force KC-30 aircraft in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 06 October 2024. (EPA)
Brazilian citizens living in Lebanon disembark the Brazilian Air Force KC-30 aircraft in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 06 October 2024. (EPA)

A German air force plane is flying another 89 German citizens out of Lebanon, the fourth such flight in the past 10 days.

The Foreign Ministry wrote on X on Tuesday that the military Airbus A321 flew 2 tons of medical aid for Lebanese civilians to Beirut.

Germany already organized three military flights out of Beirut last week, which took a total of 460 of the country’s nationals out of Lebanon.

Meanwhile, the second repatriation flight from Lebanon organized by the Brazilian government landed in Sao Paulo with 227 people, including 49 children, the Brazilian air force said.

On its journey to Lebanon, the plane chartered by the Brazilian air force took medical and hospital supplies donated by Brazil, the Foreign Ministry said, adding that more flights will follow.

About 21,000 Brazilians live in Lebanon, which is home to the largest community of Brazilians in the Middle East. Two Brazilian adolescents have been killed by Israeli bombardments in Lebanon.

China evacuated more than 200 citizens from Lebanon by ship and chartered flight, the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday.

A total of 211 residents of mainland China, three Hong Kong residents and a Taiwan resident have been evacuated, according to ministry spokesperson Mao Ning.

At the request of the Lebanese government, Beijing has agreed to provide Lebanon with emergency humanitarian medical supplies, Mao added.



Israeli Strike Targets Residential Building in Syria’s Damascus, Say State Media

People gather by damaged vehicles at the site of a reported Israeli air strike on a residential building, where reportedly senior members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanese Hezbollah meet, in the Mezzeh suburb on the western outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on October 8, 2024. (AFP)
People gather by damaged vehicles at the site of a reported Israeli air strike on a residential building, where reportedly senior members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanese Hezbollah meet, in the Mezzeh suburb on the western outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on October 8, 2024. (AFP)
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Israeli Strike Targets Residential Building in Syria’s Damascus, Say State Media

People gather by damaged vehicles at the site of a reported Israeli air strike on a residential building, where reportedly senior members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanese Hezbollah meet, in the Mezzeh suburb on the western outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on October 8, 2024. (AFP)
People gather by damaged vehicles at the site of a reported Israeli air strike on a residential building, where reportedly senior members of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) and Lebanese Hezbollah meet, in the Mezzeh suburb on the western outskirts of Syria's capital Damascus on October 8, 2024. (AFP)

An Israeli strike targeted a residential building in the Mezzah suburb west of the Syrian capital Damascus, Syria's state news agency reported on Tuesday.

Preliminary reports indicated that the strike had resulted in injuries among civilians, Syrian state media reported.

State media earlier reported that Syria's air defenses had intercepted "hostile" targets in the vicinity of Damascus.

Israel has been carrying out strikes against Iran-linked targets in Syria for years but has ramped up such raids since last year's Oct. 7 attack by Palestinian group Hamas on Israeli territory that sparked the Gaza war.