(9 Oct 2024)
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Beirut, Lebanon – 09 October 2024
1. Various of humanitarian aid being offloaded from Turkish military ship
2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ali Baris Ulusoy, Turkish ambassador to Lebanon: "As we all know, Lebanon has been going through difficult times in the past weeks, recent times. Israel’s aggression has severely impacted Lebanon and our brothers here. Within this framework, we are conducting an operation with two aims: to help our Lebanese brothers and sisters with their humanitarian needs, and to evacuate to our Turkey our citizens who are in a difficult situation."
3. Various of humanitarian aid being offloaded from Turkish military ship
4. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ali Baris Ulusoy, Turkish ambassador to Lebanon: "This humanitarian aid contains what our Lebanese brethren need the most these days: sheltering material, like tents, beds and blankets; food; kitchen and hygiene items."
5. Various of humanitarian aid being offloaded from Turkish military ship
6. SOUNDBITE (Turkish) Ali Baris Ulusoy, Turkish ambassador to Lebanon: "Once the humanitarian aid has been offloaded from the ships, we will send approximately 2,000 of our citizens who requested evacuation back to Mersin (Turkey.)"
7. More various of humanitarian aid being offloaded from Turkish military ship
Video by Mehmet Guzel
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STORYLINE:
Turkey has sent 300 tons of humanitarian supplies, including food, hygiene kits, kitchenware, tents, beds, and blankets to Lebanon.
The military ships carrying the aid will also evacuate and repatriate some 2,000 Turkish nationals. Turkish officials stated that further sea evacuations would be organized if necessary.
Hezbollah began firing rockets into northern Israel on Oct. 8, 2023, the day after Hamas’ surprise attack into Israel ignited the war in Gaza. Hezbollah and Hamas are both allied with Iran, and Hezbollah says its attacks are aimed at aiding the Palestinians. Israel has carried out airstrikes in response and the conflict steadily escalated, erupting into a full-fledged war last month.
More than 1,300 people have been killed in Lebanon and over a million displaced since the fighting escalated in mid-September.
Israel has inflicted a punishing wave of blows against Hezbollah in recent weeks and says it will keep fighting until tens of thousands of displaced Israeli citizens can return to their homes in the north.
Last week, Erdogan asserted that Israel would target Turkey with the “delirium of a promised land” – a claim that the main opposition labelled as implausible and an attempt by Erdogan to divert attention from the country’s cost of living crisis.
AP video shot by Mehmed Guzel
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