Senegal Repatriates Citizens Amid Escalating Lebanon Conflict
Senegal condemns Israeli military actions as it evacuates nationals from Lebanon, highlighting deepening Middle East tensions.
- A government-organized flight brought 117 Senegalese citizens back to Dakar, escaping the intensifying conflict in Lebanon.
- Hussein Hachem, a repatriated father, mourns the loss of his son, killed in a bombing, and expresses despair over losing his home and dreams.
- Senegal's foreign minister, Yassine Fall, criticized the Israeli military's actions in Lebanon, describing them as genocidal.
- The repatriation effort underscores Senegal's historical ties with Lebanon and its solidarity with the Palestinian people.
- Protests occurred in Dakar, with demonstrators calling for a ceasefire in the expanding Middle East conflict.