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350 citizens in Iran and 300 in Israel had notified DFAT of their desire to leave. Read further on Dynamite News:
Australian to leave Israel, Iran (Source: Internet)
Canberra: The Australian government has said that nearly 2,000 Australian citizens have asked for help to leave the Middle East due to the increasing conflict between Israel and Iran, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said that over 1,000 Australian citizens in Israel and another 870 in Iran have registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) for government assistance to safely leave the region.
Chalmers told Australian Broadcasting Corporation radio that the government is working "very closely" with those citizens via DFAT and is closely monitoring developments in the ongoing conflict in the Middle East.
"Obviously our major focus is on the human cost of this escalating conflict," he said.
"And our focus, in an immediate sense, is working with those almost 2,000 Australians who've indicated that they want to get out of that very perilous, very dangerous part of the world right now."
As of Monday, 350 citizens in Iran and 300 in Israel had notified DFAT of their desire to leave.
Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy said on Tuesday that the government is preparing plans to either evacuate Australians or get them onto commercial flights when air zones reopen.
Iran Health Ministry spokesman Hossein Kermanpour said on Sunday that 244 people have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Iran over the past 65 hours.
Civilians are sheltering in underground stations as missile attacks (Source: Internet)
In a post on the social media platform X, Kermanpour noted that about 70 women and children were among the dead and that 1,277 people had been hospitalised.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei said that over 90 per cent of the casualties were civilians.
"In just three recent strikes in Tehran, 73 women and kids killed; 20 children killed in Chamran residential complex, 10 still remain trapped under rubble 48 hours later," Baghaei said on X.
Many Indian citizens are stranded in Iran amid the ongoing tension between Iran and Israel. In view of this situation, the Indian Embassy in Tehran issued an advisory for the Indian community on Sunday, June 15.
The embassy has appealed to Indian citizens to be vigilant and to be cautious instead of getting nervous. Also, he has been asked to stay in contact with the Indian Embassy in view of the current situation.
The advisory advises all Indians to avoid unnecessary activities, keep an eye on updates on the social media account of the embassy, and follow the security instructions issued by the local administration.
