02:05Mandatory credit: Hellenic Pepublic Ministry of National Defence
A C-130 Hercules Aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force was seen landing at Elefsina Air Base airbase on Thursday, carrying dozens of Greek and Cypriot evacuees fleeing the fighting in Lebanon.
Footage shows the aircraft landing at the air base and relatives greeting their loved ones on the tarmac.
According to media reports, the military aircraft landed at the Elefsina Air Base after 16:00 local time (13:00 GMT). The plane delivered 50 civilians from Beirut, including 22 Greek and 28 Cypriot citizens.
Earlier, Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias reported that the Greek Airforce had provided the C-130 Aircraft following a request made by Cypriot Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas.
It comes after Israel announced the start of a campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions dubbed 'Operation Northern Arrows' on September 23. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that these attacks have resulted in more than 1,030 deaths and left 6,300 people injured.
On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed reports that its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah had died following an Israeli airstrike on the militant group's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs.
In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Nasrallah's death 'settled the account' with a 'mass murderer', describing the Hezbollah leader as a terrorist and the 'central engine of Iran's axis of evil'.
Tensions between the sides escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured.
Hezbollah responded by launching hundreds of rockets into northern Israel. Hezbollah, Lebanese, and Palestinian factions have been exchanging cross-border shelling with the Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Military aircraft carrying Greek, Cypriot evacuees from Lebanon touches down at Elefsina Air Base
A C-130 Hercules Aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force was seen landing at Elefsina Air Base airbase on Thursday, carrying dozens of Greek and Cypriot evacuees fleeing the fighting in Lebanon.
Footage shows the aircraft landing at the air base and relatives greeting their loved ones on the tarmac.
According to media reports, the military aircraft landed at the Elefsina Air Base after 16:00 local time (13:00 GMT). The plane delivered 50 civilians from Beirut, including 22 Greek and 28 Cypriot citizens.
Earlier, Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias reported that the Greek Airforce had provided the C-130 Aircraft following a request made by Cypriot Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas.
It comes after Israel announced the start of a campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions dubbed 'Operation Northern Arrows' on September 23. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that these attacks have resulted in more than 1,030 deaths and left 6,300 people injured.
On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed reports that its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah had died following an Israeli airstrike on the militant group's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs.
In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Nasrallah's death 'settled the account' with a 'mass murderer', describing the Hezbollah leader as a terrorist and the 'central engine of Iran's axis of evil'.
Tensions between the sides escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured.
Hezbollah responded by launching hundreds of rockets into northern Israel. Hezbollah, Lebanese, and Palestinian factions have been exchanging cross-border shelling with the Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.
Mandatory credit: Hellenic Pepublic Ministry of National Defence
A C-130 Hercules Aircraft of the Hellenic Air Force was seen landing at Elefsina Air Base airbase on Thursday, carrying dozens of Greek and Cypriot evacuees fleeing the fighting in Lebanon.
Footage shows the aircraft landing at the air base and relatives greeting their loved ones on the tarmac.
According to media reports, the military aircraft landed at the Elefsina Air Base after 16:00 local time (13:00 GMT). The plane delivered 50 civilians from Beirut, including 22 Greek and 28 Cypriot citizens.
Earlier, Greek Defence Minister Nikos Dendias reported that the Greek Airforce had provided the C-130 Aircraft following a request made by Cypriot Defence Minister Vassilis Palmas.
It comes after Israel announced the start of a campaign of airstrikes on Hezbollah positions dubbed 'Operation Northern Arrows' on September 23. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that these attacks have resulted in more than 1,030 deaths and left 6,300 people injured.
On Saturday, Hezbollah confirmed reports that its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah had died following an Israeli airstrike on the militant group's central headquarters in Beirut's southern suburbs.
In a statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Nasrallah's death 'settled the account' with a 'mass murderer', describing the Hezbollah leader as a terrorist and the 'central engine of Iran's axis of evil'.
Tensions between the sides escalated in mid-September after a series of explosions of wireless communications devices used by Hezbollah left dozens dead and thousands injured.
Hezbollah responded by launching hundreds of rockets into northern Israel. Hezbollah, Lebanese, and Palestinian factions have been exchanging cross-border shelling with the Israeli forces since the outbreak of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza.