Thailand to prepare planes to evacuate nationals from Israel, Iran: govt spokesman


Smoke rising from an oil storage facility after it appeared to have been struck by an Israeli strike on June 15 in Tehran. - AP

BANGKOK: The Thai government has ordered its military to prepare planes to evacuate citizens from Israel and Iran, a spokesman said Tuesday (JUne 17), as the two sides exchanged missile fire for a fifth day.

There are an estimated 40,000 Thais currently living in Israel, most working on farms under a government labour scheme, and around 300 nationals living in Iran.

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