Lebanon: “Elli” frigate ready for possible civilian evacuations – Britain sends 700 soldiers to Cyprus

The Greek frigate “is ready to help with possible operations to evacuate foreign citizens from him, since Israel continues to pound the country to hurt Hezbollah. Both the frigate “ELLI” and other allied ships located in the eastern Mediterranean for their participation in the United Nations Naval Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL MTF), are on the lookout as the possibility of a land invasion of the Israeli army in Hezbollah’s “land” increases. It is recalled that yesterday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a communication on the complete avoidance of visits to Lebanon, under the present circumstances, as well as the need for the immediate departure of the Greeks who are there as visitors, according to OnAlert.gr UNIFIL’s naval force, in which Greece and Turkey participate, developed in October 2006, supports Lebanon’s PNN in monitoring its territorial waters, in the safety of the coastline and in preventing the entry of weapons or related material by sea into Lebanon. UNIFIL naval force includes naval units from Bangladesh (1 ship), Germany (1 ship), Greece (1 ship), Indonesia (1 ship and 1 helicopter) and Turkey (1 ship). Meeting Gerapetrite with Lebanese State Secretary Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis had yesterday a meeting in New York with Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdullah Bu Habib. The Greek Ministry expressed its deep concern at the exacerbation of the crisis in the Middle East and the risk of further expansion, saying it is absolutely necessary to stop the vicious cycle of violence and confrontation. Mr Gerapetritis assured the Lebanese Foreign Minister that Greece as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the years 2025-2026 will work to promote peace through dialogue and diplomacy and on the basis of the rules and principles of the United Nations Charter. He told his Lebanese counterpart that Greece would be activated within the EU, in order to provide central and European medical assistance to people in Lebanon who have been injured and in need of care. FM George Gerapetritis met w/ FM Abdallah Bou Habib on the sideslines of 🇺🇳 State Secretary’s meeting George Gerapetritis with Lebanese Ministry Abdallah Bou Habib on the margins of the 79th UN General Assembly 🇺🇳 — Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@GreeceMFA) Britain sends additional troops to its bases in Cyprus Britain is transporting troops to Cyprus in case it needs to help remove the subjects trapped in Lebanon. The British authorities have warned their citizens to leave the Middle East country immediately while commercial flights are still available. The government said in a statement late Tuesday night that 700 soldiers will travel to Cyprus, strengthening Britain’s presence in the area where there are already two Royal Navy ships, aircraft and transport helicopters. Source: OnAlert.gr