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France Drafting Military Aircraft to Fly Nationals Out of Israel
ISRAEL, JUN 21 – France is using military and civilian aircraft to evacuate over 400 French nationals amid escalating Israel-Iran conflict, prioritizing vulnerable citizens and urgent cases, officials said.
- On June 22, 2025, France deployed military A400M aircraft to evacuate over 100 French citizens from Israel to Cyprus amid escalating regional tensions.
- The evacuation followed Israel's June 13 strikes on Iranian nuclear sites and subsequent Iranian retaliation that intensified the conflict.
- French authorities coordinated multiple flights, flying 160 vulnerable nationals from Jordan to Paris and arranging additional departures with medical support and military engagement.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot stated, "Two more flights are coming & ds demain, nos avions militaires seront engags," highlighting ongoing evacuations amid over 4,500 crisis calls received.
- France’s actions suggest a sustained effort to protect its citizens in Israel as the conflict continues, with further evacuation flights planned subject to Israeli approval.
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Frédéric Journès said he had received between 4,000 and 5,000 calls from French nationals in recent days. His "priority: putting the French in safety", while the situation in the region remains unstable.
In Israel, which has been targeted by hundreds of Iranian missiles for eleven days, evacuations of French nationals have begun. On Sunday 22 June, 160 of them landed in Orly on a commercial flight from Jordan. On Monday, another 150 people are expected to arrive. According to a source close to the file, an A400M aircraft arrived in Cyprus, waiting for Israeli authorizations to recover the French in Tel Aviv. They are at least 5,000 waiting to be…
In the emerging Middle East conflict, the US is issuing a worldwide security warning for its citizens. A crisis team of the French Foreign Ministry, however, receives thousands of calls from French citizens in Israel. Paris is now preparing evacuations.
France mobilizes A400M military aircraft to repatriate its nationals from Israel to Cyprus, in addition to civilian flights chartered from Amman, following a decision taken at the Defence and National Security Council
France drafting military aircraft to fly nationals out of Israel
PARIS — France is to send military A400M aircraft to Israel to fly out any of its citizens who wish to leave for Cyprus, the foreign and defense ministries said Sunday. The flights will be carried out subject to Israel’s clearance and will supplement the chartered civilian flights already operating, the ministries added. France has some 250,000 of its citizens in Israel — around 100,00 registered on consular lists. READ: Live Updates: Iran vows …
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