The Ethiopian Foreign
Ministry said on Tuesday that 51 Ethiopian citizens have been evacuated from
Lebanon in response to the deteriorating regional situation.
The statement stated that
a special committee has been formed to expedite the evacuation process, with a
focus on women and children, and that additional evacuations are planned.
Furthermore, the Foreign
Ministry announced that the consulate is seeking to relocate citizens to safer
areas in Lebanon until additional evacuations can be carried out.
According to an
International Organization for Migration (IOM) estimate, Ethiopians make up
around 20% of Lebanon's over 250,000 foreign domestic migrant workers, who are
mostly from Africa and Asia.
Since September 23,
Israel has conducted massive airstrikes across Lebanon, targeting what it
claims are Hezbollah targets, resulting in over 1,250 deaths, 3,618 injuries,
and the displacement of more than 1.2 million people.
This aerial offensive
marks a significant escalation in Israel's ongoing cross-border conflict with
Hezbollah, which has worsened as a result of Israel's military campaign in the
Gaza Strip, which has claimed nearly 42,000 lives, the majority of them women
and children, since the Hamas attack on October 7 of last year.
Despite international
fears about the possibility of a regional conflict as a result of Israel's
unrelenting attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, Tel Aviv escalated the situation on
October 1 by launching a ground invasion in southern Lebanon.
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