West Asia war: Indian Embassy in Lebanon facilitates 5 nationals return home from Gulf

The Indian Embassy in Lebanon facilitated the return of five Indian nationals from the Gulf region The Embassy expressed gratitude to the Lebanese authorities for the smooth exitIn a post on X the Embassy said The Embassy of India in Beirut has successfully facilitated the return of 5 Indian nationals to India Our sincere thanks to the Lebanese authorities for their cooperation and support in facilitating their smooth exitThe Embassy of India in Beirut has successfully facilitated the return of 5 Indian nationals to India Our sincere thanks to the Lebanese authorities for their cooperation and support in facilitating their smooth exit pictwittercomNEjiCyEqhmmdash India in Lebanon Embassy of India Beirut IndiaInLebanon May 6 2026Earlier on April 15 Indian Ambassador to Lebanon Noor Rahman Sheikh met Director General of General Security Department Major General Hassan Choucair to discuss welfare of Indian diaspora among other issuesIn a post on X the Embassy said Ambassador HE Noor Rahman Sheikh met Director General of General Security Department Maj Gen Hassan Choucair and discussed issues of mutual interest including cooperation in capacity building and welfare of Indian community in LebanonAmbassador HE Noor Rahman Sheikh met Director General of General Security Department Maj Gen Hassan Choucair and discussed issues of mutual interest including cooperation in capacity building and welfare of Indian community in Lebanon pictwittercomhPqrcjS5txmdash India in Lebanon Embassy of India Beirut IndiaInLebanon April 15 2026The first batch of 177 Indian nationals being repatriated to Delhi in a charter flight arranged by their Company was seen off by Ambassador Noor Rahman Sheikh at Beirut International Airport on March 11 The Embassy of India in Beirut stands committed to extending best possible assistance to Indian nationals in Lebanon it said in a statement on InstagramMeanwhile Israeli air attacks on southern and eastern Lebanon killed at least 13 people and injured over 12 in violation of a ceasefire brokered by the US last month Al JazeeraAt least four people were killed and three others injured in an Israeli air strike attack on the town of Zellaya in eastern Lebanon Al Jazeera reported citing local sourcesEarlier on May 5 the Israel Defense Forces struck a structure from where two armed Hezbollah terrorists launched an antitank missileWATCH 2 armed Hezbollah terrorists launched an antitank missile toward IDF soldiers in southern Lebanon In response the IDF struck the structure pictwittercomHmxypSWGoLmdash Israel Defense Forces IDF May 5 2026WATCH IDF troops inside a Hezbollah weapons storage facility prior to its dismantling where dozens of explosive devices and antitank missiles were locatedIn addition several weapons storage facilities were dismantled and 15 Hezbollah infrastructure sites were struck pictwittercomaxS9xAsApDmdash Israel Defense Forces IDF May 4 2026Earlier IDF troops dismantled explosives in Hezbollah weapons storage facilityIDF troops inside a Hezbollah weapons storage facility prior to its dismantling where dozens of explosive devices and antitank missiles were located In addition several weapons storage facilities were dismantled and 15 Hezbollah infrastructure sites were struck the IDF said in a post on XThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever