The Czech Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday that it has evacuated several of its citizens from Lebanon using a Slovak plane heading to Cyprus, according to Radio Prague International.

The ministry stated that it remains in contact with approximately 200 Czech citizens residing in Lebanon and has prepared a list of individuals to be evacuated in the next phase in cooperation with international partners.

This evacuation is part of efforts by several countries to transport their citizens from Lebanon due to the recent military escalation and Israeli strikes in the southern region of the country.