Travel warning since 2023
380 Austrians are still in Lebanon
According to the Foreign Ministry, there are currently around 380 Austrians in Lebanon. Less than ten of them are travelers. A travel warning has been in place for the whole of Lebanon since October 2023.
"We are monitoring the volatile security situation in Lebanon and evaluating it on an ongoing basis, including in the Foreign Ministry's crisis team, which meets regularly," said a spokeswoman on Tuesday.
The Israeli army and the radical Shia militia Hezbollah are currently engaged in heavy fighting. Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have so far killed more than 550 people, including 50 children and four paramedics. More than 1800 other people have been injured. Many residents of Israel's north have left their homes since the war began almost a year ago. On Tuesday, more than 30 flights to and from Beirut were canceled.
"Shelling audible around the clock"
"The shelling can be heard, seen and felt around the clock. We never know whether the next explosion will hit us," said Mireille Karaky, head of Hilfswerk International in Lebanon. The protection of civilians is being disregarded, said Managing Director Stefan Fritz in a press release. According to UN figures, the small Mediterranean country of Lebanon has taken in more refugees per capita and in relation to its size than any other country in the world, including 250,000 Palestinians.
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