Beirut: Due to the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, Turkey has sent naval ships to evacuate its citizens. More than 2,000 Turkish citizens and some foreigners boarded it late Wednesday night. Zehra Sibbin, a resident of the Turkish south-eastern city of Mardin, got off the bus with other refugees. He had two children with him and had luggage in his hand. She lives in Beirut with her Lebanese husband. “Words can’t explain it,” Sibbins, 46, said. They bombed the street below our house. At that moment I felt that everything was over. I said I didn’t want to live in Beirut anymore.
ships reach beirut
The Associated Press reported that the Turkish citizens would be repatriated via navy-operated ships TCG Bayraktar and TCG Sankttar. Six ships arrived in Beirut on Wednesday morning from the port of Mersin in southern Turkey carrying 300 tonnes of humanitarian supplies, including food, hygiene kits, utensils, tents, beds and blankets. Apart from Turkish citizens, people from Bulgaria, Romania and Kazakhstan also applied to travel on Turkish ships. Officials have not disclosed the numbers.
Turkish Navy in Beirut
More than one million people were displaced
Turkish Ambassador to Lebanon Ali Baris Ulusoy, standing in front of Bayraktar, said, “Israeli aggression has badly affected Lebanon and our brothers.” More than 1,300 people have been killed and more than one million have been displaced. (AP)
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