BREAKING NEWS Australian Defence Force deployed to Middle East to help evacuate stranded Aussies
Australian Defence Force personal have been deployed to the Middle East to evacuate Aussies stranded in Iran and Israel.
'ADF personnel and aircraft are being deployed to the Middle East as part of the operation – to help Australians but not for combat,' Penny Wong confirmed on Friday.
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Which African kontris don begin comot dia citizens from Israel and Iran
As Israel and Iran continue to exchange strikes for dia latest conflict, several African kontris don begin make arrangements to evacuate dia citizens from both kontris back home. Dis na on top fears say dem fit dey caught up for di middle of di fight-fight wey start on 13 June. Goments of Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda, Ghana, and odas say dem don conclude plans to bring back dia citizens from di conflicts wey dey happun for di Middle East. Dis latest conflict start wen Israel attack nuclear and military sites for Iran, and Iran too retaliate wit aerial attacks targeting Israel. More dan 220 pipo don die for di Israeli strikes so far, according to Iran health ministry, while Israel say Iranian attacks don kill 24 pipo. For di latest wave of attacks wey happun overnight, Iran launch one missile wey hit one hospital for Beersheba for southern Israel. Israeli forces also say dem attack Iran nuclear sites, wey include Di number of pipo wey injure for di latest wave of strikes on Israel from Iran don rise to 89, according to Israel emergency service Magen David Adom (MDA), afta Iran launch wave of missile overnight wey hit one hospital for Beersheba for southern Israel. Israeli forces also say dem attack Iran nuclear sites, wey include di Arak heavy water reactor and di Natanz uranium enrichment plant. Nigeria Nigeria tok say preparations to bring dia citizens home go soon complete and advise dia citizens to contact di nearest Nigerian embassy or mission. Di West African kontri say dem dey work wit international partners to fast track di evacuation. For statement wey di kontri Ministry of Foreign Affairs release, e say: "di goment dey work wit relevant international partners plus local authorities to ensure di timely and secure evacuations of Nigerians for affected areas." Ghana Ghana goment say dem don begin di immediate evacuation of dia citizens from Iran. For one state, di goment say dem don close di Ghana embassy for Tehran wit immediate effect to guarantee di safety of embassy staff. "Di evacuation through land borders cover all Ghanaian diplomats, students, professionals, plus oda compatriots," dem tok for statement. Meanwhile, for Israel, Ghana Foreign Affairs tok say dem neva fit comot dia citizens now becos Israeli goment don close all di borders, and na only wit di express authorisation of Israeli authorities dem go fit evacuate dia pipo. Ghanaian authorities assure say dem dey pursue dose approval options. In di meantime, dem don advise dia citizens for Israel to remain for bob shelters, until road clear to bring dem out. Di foreign ministry add say Ghana embassy for Israel don identify 922 Ghanaians wey currently dey live for Israel. One Ghanaian for Israel Kwabena Amoateng (no be im real name) tok how dem dey keep safe for di kontri. E say, "Life for here dey slow - but essential services dey work; supermarket, banks, hospitals dey work but oda offices no dey work. "During di day, life na normal, di action dey happun at night. E fit start like 10 pm, 12 midnight some of di missiles fit drop like 8pm. Sake of dis, we no fit to sleep beta," e tok. Kwabena add say di Israeli ministry of defense dey issue warnings whenever dem launch missiles, dem go inform dem say dem get 15-20 mins to run to di nearest bomb shelter "Dis information dey automatic on top evri Israeli SIM card so we dey get dis alerts. If dem launch for Iran e dey take some time to reach Israel. But if dem launch for here, we dey get dis alert on top our phones, wey mean say we gatz find bomb shelter. "Di second time di alert go come on top di phone, mean say di missile don dey near and den di siren go blow." Dem bin open all di bomb shelters so if you hear di siren, you gatz rush to enta di nearest bomb shelter, e add. Uganda Uganda don reach out to di Middle Eastern kontris neighbours for help in evacuating dia citizens, privately-owned Chimp Reports report. Since di East African kontri no get any embassy for Israel and Iran, wey don close dia airspaces, dem dey coordinate evacuations through Egypt, Turkey, Azerbaijan, and Jordan. Dem don ask di four kontris to grant dia citizens visas. Di foreign ministry don ask diplomatic missions for Iran and Israel to facilitate di process, wit 48 students wey already dey on dia way out of Tehran. Kenya Kenya don ask dia citizens to "exercise extreme caution, avoid non-essential movement, stay indoors wen possible and follow local authority instructions". For di advisory, di ministry of foreign affairs issue, dem ask dia citizens to contact dia missions for Tel Aviv and Tehran if dem require urgent assistance or dey for distress. South Africa South Africa earlier don ask dia citizens for Iran to register wit di embassy for dia safety. For statement, di ministry of affairs say dia support for Iran dey limited and e dey possible say South African goment no go fit help if dem dey caught up for difficult situation. "E dey important to note say South Africa support for di kontri dey limited and face-to-face consular assistance no go dey possible in di case of emergency and di South African Goment no go fit help you, if you get into difficulty, depending on your location." Dem advise citizens to assess dia own safety and security and act accordingly. We still dey update dis tori!
