Key Highlights
- Penny Wong told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation television that the federal government is waiting for clarity on when commercial flight services through the Middle East will resume before deciding on repatriation flights for stranded nationals, according to Xinhua News Agency.
- "Given the number of people in the region, people will get home most quickly if we can facilitate people getting on commercial flights at the moment," she said.
- Also Read: Israel strikes Lebanon: IDF launches ‘large-scale’ offensive after Hezbollah missile barrage In an earlier statement on Monday, Wong said the government is advising Australians not to travel to Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Kuwait, Lebanon, Palestine, Qatar, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
- She also said Australians should reconsider the need to travel to Jordan, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
- The government has urged Australians already in the Middle East to closely follow developments and local media coverage.
