PARIS, March 4 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said several repatriation flights for French nationals in the Middle East were planned for Wednesday. "One will depart from the
France Plans Repatriation Flights for Citizens Amid Middle East Tensions
French Government Response to Middle East Crisis
Repatriation Flights for French Nationals
PARIS, March 4 (Reuters) - French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said several repatriation flights for French nationals in the Middle East were planned for Wednesday.
Flight Details and Destinations
"One will depart from the United Arab Emirates, another from Egypt to repatriate vulnerable ones from Israel," Barrot told France 2 TV.
Number of Citizens Affected
Barrot declined to say how many people would be on the flights. Around 400,000 French nationals are in the region.
French Military Involvement in the Region
Rafale Jets and Defense Operations
Barrot also confirmed that French Rafale fighter jets had taken out Iranian drones targeting the UAE as part of Iran's strikes on Gulf countries following U.S and Israeli attacks.
Support for Regional Partners
"We have already responded to the request from our partners, particularly the United Arab Emirates, with military capabilities that we were able to provide them. All of this with a simple objective that is strictly defensive: to enable our partners to defend themselves against this aggression that they did not provoke," he said.
(Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Timothy Heritage)
