Announcing hotline to protect Vietnamese citizens during Iran-Israel war

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel and Iran recommends Vietnamese citizens about security and safety measures.

On April 14, 2024, according to information from the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel and the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran, the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran in recent days have been complicated and continue to escalate. Previously, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs directed Vietnamese embassies in the Middle East to closely coordinate with local authorities and diplomatic missions in the area, strengthen citizen protection measures, assign staff on duty, and regularly contact Vietnamese community leaders in the areas to continuously update information. So far, the situation of Vietnamese citizens in the areas remains safe. Implementing the direction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel and the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran have advised citizens on security and safety measures and will continue to closely monitor the situation, maintain regular contact with the Vietnamese community, develop citizen protection plans appropriate to the developments of the conflict, and protect the safety of Vietnamese citizens. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that Vietnamese citizens temporarily refrain from going to conflict areas. Vietnamese citizens in the area need to closely monitor the situation; proactively take necessary security and safety measures; strictly comply with local government regulations, avoid gathering in large groups and limit travel; immediately contact the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel and the Vietnamese Embassy in Iran when encountering difficulties and needing assistance. Vietnamese citizens in need of assistance can contact: - The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel at +972-50-818-6116 and +972-52-727-4248, +972-50-994-0889 - The Vietnamese Embassy in Iran at +98 21 22411670 and +98 9306 459 865 - The Citizen Protection Hotline of the Consular Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs at +84 981 84 84 84.

Iran attacked Israel on the night of April 13, 2024. Photo: Xinhua

Iran launched retaliatory strikes on the night of April 13 and the morning of April 14, 2024, after a deadly Israeli airstrike killed two Iranian generals earlier this month, pushing the Middle East to the brink of all-out conflict. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had launched "dozens of missiles and more than 100 drones against certain targets inside the occupied territories." Tehran's permanent mission to the United Nations said in a statement that the attack on Israel was in retaliation for the April 1 attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, that killed two Iranian generals. The incident marked the first attack on Israel from Iranian territory. Iran and Israel, though enemies, have never launched a direct and overt attack on each other's territory - although Israel's April 1 strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria took place on what is technically considered Iranian sovereign territory under diplomatic convention.

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