**In cooperation with Greece, we have launched an evacuation bridge for Polish tourists staying in Israel – said the head of the Ministry of National Defense Mariusz Błaszczak. The minister also announced that another Polish plane had already landed in Tel Aviv. The General Command thanked the evacuated Poles for “enduring our military conditions with discipline and dignity.”
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Operation Neon, the evacuation of Polish citizens from Israel, is underway. According to the deputy head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Paweł Jabłoński, “until yesterday we had more than 2,000 reports from people staying in Israel for a short period of time, as well as from those who live there permanently and want to evacuate.”
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that a fourth plane was on its way to Israel.
Not even economy class, but military standard. We would like to thank all passengers for their discipline and enduring our military conditions with dignity. We’re glad you’re safe now and we’ll move on!
– emphasized the General Command on social media.
Cooperation between Poland and Greece
At a press conference in Wojnarowa (Lesser Poland Voivodeship), the head of the Ministry of National Defense, Mariusz Błaszczak, announced that the Polish army had constructed an evacuation bridge for Polish tourists fleeing the conflict in Israel.
In collaboration with Greece, we have launched an evacuation bridge. Our military potential is gathered in Crete, in the port of Chania. We will operate flights from Crete to Tel Aviv, and then the other way from Tel Aviv to Crete and then to Poland
– said the minister.
According to the head of the Ministry of National Defense, this operation aims to “maximize the possibility of evacuating Polish tourists to shorten the waiting time for assistance.”
I want to assure you that we will continue the evacuation operation as long as Polish tourists are interested in this form of return to our country.
– declared Błaszczak.
Evacuation of Poles from Israel
The minister announced that “another Polish plane has already landed in Tel Aviv.”
Two planes carrying Poles evacuated from Israel – military Hercules – landed at the Warsaw-Okęcie military airport before 9 a.m. on Monday. Earlier, 120 people evacuated due to the Hamas attack on Israel arrived by military Boeing.
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Source: wPolityce