Azerbaijani MFA: Evacuation of Azerbaijanis from Israel not on agenda yet

Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Aykhan Hajizada has said that the evacuation of Azerbaijani citizens from Israel is not yet on the agenda.

There are not many people who want to leave Israel and who have applied for this, Hajizada told Report.

“They fly to Azerbaijan on regular flights. That is, there is no need for evacuation yet,” the spokesman clarified.

Meanwhile, Hajizada underlined that the Azerbaijani Embassy in Israel had not received information about the injury of Azerbaijani citizens.

The Azerbaijani Embassy in Israel operates uninterruptedly, the diplomat said, underlining that currently in Tel Aviv people do not take to the streets.

“The embassy is constantly in contact with our citizens. The work process continues,” Hajizada noted.

According to him, the embassy did not receive information about the death or injury of Azerbaijani citizens.

On the morning of October 7, Israeli territory was hit by rocket fire from the Gaza Strip. As a result, more than 700 people died and 2,315 people were injured. The Israeli army declared a "state of readiness for war" and announced that it had launched Operation Iron Swords in response.