The government plane evacuated our compatriots from Beirut and landed at Sofia Airport, BNT reports.
Due to the escalation of tensions in Lebanon, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry provided transport for Bulgarians wishing to evacuate.
Israel announced today that it is also starting a limited ground operation in Lebanon. The first signals of a ground invasion came earlier today, with troops and tanks massing along the border with Lebanon, and the army saying it was ready to use its full air, sea and land capabilities.
Amid preparations for a ground operation against Hezbollah, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Iranian people with a promise of peace and prosperity. Israel meanwhile set a condition for a truce with Hezbollah.