Smoke rises following an Israeli air strike on Gaza City, 09 October 2023. More than 700 Israelis were killed and over 2,000 were injured since the Islamist movement Hamas carried out an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 07 October, the Israeli army said. According to Palestinian officials, more than 700 people were killed and nearly 4,000 were injured as a result of Israel’s retaliatory raids and air strikes in the Palestinian enclave. Photo: EPA-EFE/MOHAMMED SABER

Crisis in Israel: Kosovo Evacuates Citizens Amid Escalating Conflict

Eight citizens of Kosovo have left Israel due to the ongoing tensions, while the Embassy is in contact and is trying to provide solutions to seven others, according to the Kosovo Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora.

On Tuesday, Israel continued its bombings on the Gaza Strip controlled by Hamas after the militant group threatened to kill some of the around 150 hostages it abducted over the weekend if the airstrikes continued without warning.

Various citizens from around the world, including Kosovo, were evacuated from this war zone, while the death toll in Israel has risen to 900 from the attacks by Hamas, for which Israel retaliated with bombings on Gaza, where around 700 have been killed, reports Radio Free Europe.

Illustration: Passengers of a flight from Tel Aviv (Israel) arrive to Barajas airport in Madrid, central Spain, 09 October 2023, after Israel formally declared war on Hamas. Photo: EPA-EFE/RODRIGO JIMENEZ

In response to BIRN, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Diaspora of Kosovo stated that as a result of the terrorist attack on the state of Israel at the Embassy of the Republic of Kosovo in Jerusalem, eight citizens of Kosovo have so far sought help.

“All citizens of the Republic of Kosovo who sought help have already left the territory of the state of Israel,” the Ministry told BIRN, adding that seven other citizens have reached the Embassy.

“These individuals are safe and in good health,” the Ministry added.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Montenegro announced on Tuesday through platform X[former Twitter] that the AirMontenegro plane from Tel Aviv landed in Podgorica with 101 passengers from Montenegro and eight other countries, including from Kosovo.

Also, the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of Albania announced on Sunday that 40 Albanians, including citizens from Kosovo and Northern Macedonia, were evacuated. Among these citizens from Kosovo was the daughter of the Minister of Internal Affairs of Kosovo, Xhelal Sveçla.

Palestinians look at the aftermath of an Israeli air strike on Gaza City, 09 October 2023. More than 700 Israelis were killed and over 2,000 were injured since the Islamist movement Hamas carried out an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on 07 October, the Israeli army said. According to Palestinian officials, more than 700 people were killed and nearly 4,000 were injured as a result of Israel’s retaliatory raids and air strikes in the Palestinian enclave. Photo: EPA-EFE/HAITHAM IMAD

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu declared a state of war and mobilized nearly 300,000 reservists to fight against Hamas, as the number of casualties in Israel and Gaza has exceeded 1,000.

Hamas initiated an unprecedented surprise attack early on Saturday, launching thousands of rockets and sending armed fighters into Israel. The attack has resulted in at least 900 deaths in Israel and thousands of injuries, reports CNN.

Police and media at the site of a destroyed building in Tel Aviv, Israel, 08 October 2023, following overnight Hamas rocket attacks. Rocket barrages were launched from the Gaza Strip as of early 07 October in a surprise attack claimed by the Islamist movement Hamas. More than 300 Israelis were killed and over 1,000 left injured in the attacks, the Israeli foreign ministry said. Photo: EPA-EFE/ABIR SULTAN
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