ሚኒስትሪ ጉዳያት ወጻኢ እስራኤል፡ ኣብ ላሊበላ ተዓጊቶም ንዘለዉ ኣስታት 20 እስራኤላውያን ንምውጻእ ይጽዕር ኣሎ

The Times of Israel reported that about 20 Israelis stranded in Lalibela were flown out by helicopter over two days. Israel's foreign ministry said the group had been taken to a safe area and would continue on to Addis Ababa.

Israel's foreign ministry said on 30 September that about 20 Israelis who had been stranded in Lalibela were flown out by helicopter over two days and taken on to Addis Ababa. "The group of Israelis who had become stranded in Lalibela in northern Ethiopia amid the security escalation in the area were evacuated yesterday and today by helicopter," the ministry said, according to the Times of Israel. It said the operation was coordinated with Israel's embassy in Addis Ababa.

Israel's foreign ministry said on 30 September that about 20 Israelis stranded in Lalibela had been flown out by helicopter over two days and taken on to Addis Ababa, accompanied by ministry staff. The citizens had earlier told the ministry that flights were cancelled indefinitely and that fuel, food and cash were running short.

Fourteen Israeli tourists were flown out of Lalibela by military helicopter on Monday and five others left with an NGO convoy the day before, the BBC reported. Thirty-three of the 53 tourists who had been stranded remain in the town. Lalibela airport is closed to commercial flights but still in military use, with indications it may reopen on Thursday.

The BBC reported on 30 September that 33 tourists, among them Americans and Britons, remained stranded in Lalibela after the airport closed, and that 14 Israelis were flown out by helicopter. Israel's foreign ministry has put the number it evacuated at about 20.

Israel's foreign ministry said on 30 September that about 20 Israeli citizens who had been stranded in Lalibela were flown out by helicopter to a safe area and would continue on to Addis Ababa. The ministry said the operation was coordinated with Israel's embassy in Addis Ababa and that its representatives accompanied the group throughout. The group had been stranded in the town after airports closed and road travel became unsafe.

The Times of Israel reported that Israel's foreign ministry is working with other agencies to evacuate about 20 of its citizens stranded in Lalibela. Flights have been cancelled after Tigray forces seized airports in the region, and the town's fuel, food and cash are running short.