A total of 55 Cypriot citizens, 50 from Israel and 5 from Iran, have requested repatriation, whilst three patient escorts from Israel have crossed into Jordan aiming to return to Cyprus on a foreign aircraft, Foreign Ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said.
Gotsis said that 12 patients, 11 escorts, 12 Cypriot nationals who are permanent residents in the country and have requested repatriation, and 15 Cypriot citizens who were in Israel for professional or tourist reasons when the attacks began, remain in Israel.
Currently, he said, airlifts from Israel cannot be conducted. He recalled that two patients were transferred over the weekend from Israel to Cyprus, noting that a total of 58 Cypriots had requested repatriation from Israel.
Regarding the 5 Cypriot citizens in Iran who have requested repatriation, he added that there may be developments within the day.
When asked, Gotsis said that Slovakia and Portugal had submitted requests for assistance through “Estia”, without the exact number of citizens being specified.
(information from CNA)
