Kemenlu Sebut 79 WNI Dievakuasi Karena Situasi Lebanon Memburuk

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00:00The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has evacuated 79 Indonesian citizens from Lebanon since

00:07August to October 10, 2024.

00:11In a statement, Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, who was received on Friday

00:15October 11, explained that the evacuation was carried out in accordance with the situation

00:20in Lebanon, which continues to deteriorate due to the increasing intensity of the Israeli

00:24attack, especially around the city of Beirut.

00:28Menlo Retno mentioned that the Indonesian Embassy in Beirut has increased the status

00:34of being a host since August 4, 2024.

00:38This status is applied because the situation is considered to be potentially endangering

00:42the safety of the UNI that lives in Lebanon.

00:45We see that the Israeli attack is getting more intense, including in Beirut and the KBRI

00:53The evacuation was carried out via Beirut-Jeddah-Dubai-Jakarta, Gelembang-Keenang-Takeoff, and Beirut-9-October

01:14for 14 UNI and arrived yesterday at Suta on October 10.

01:22Retno further said that the total UNI that has been successfully evacuated is at least

01:2779 people plus one foreign citizen, who is a partner of the UNI.

01:33According to the KBRI-Beirut data, there are still at least 85 UNI in Lebanon that are

01:39not ready to be evacuated.

01:41The majority are those who married Lebanese citizens.

01:45The Indonesian government continues to monitor the situation and is ready to evacuate if needed.

01:51From Jakarta, the inter-news agency reported.