First flight to evacuate British nationals has left Israel, foreign secretary says

The archetypal formation to evacuate British citizens from Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories has taken off, the overseas caput has said.

David Lammy told the Commons of the improvement successful a connection addressing the existent struggle successful the Middle East.

Mr Lammy said the radical volition beryllium brought location "this evening", and much flights volition follow.

The UK had not begun evacuating civilians up to this point, saying it had to hold for airspace to unfastened up earlier planes could beryllium sent.

However, the families of diplomatic unit were taken to information past week, earlier the US launched a bombing raid connected Iranian atomic facilities.

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