{"id":25164,"date":"2026-02-25T20:25:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=25164"},"modified":"2026-02-25T20:25:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T20:25:19","slug":"news-live-australian-government-evacuates-families-of-diplomats-as-tensions-rise-in-middle-east-australia-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=25164","title":{"rendered":"News live: Australian government evacuates families of diplomats as tensions rise in Middle East | Australia news"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Australians advised to reconsider travel to Lebanon<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n

Australia has directed the departure<\/a> of all dependants of Australian officials posted in Israel and Lebanon as a precautionary measure due to regional tensions.<\/p>\n

The government has also offered voluntary departures to dependants of Australian officials posted in Jordan, Qatar and the UAE and continues to advise exercise a high degree of caution in these destinations.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s embassies in Tel Aviv and Beirut remained open but the situation in the Middle East was \u201cunpredictable\u201d and the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said people should reconsider travel to Lebanon and Israel.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you\u2019re in [these two countries], we continue to advise you consider leaving while commercial options to depart are still available,\u201d Dfat said on its Smartraveller website.<\/p>\n

The site warned last night:<\/p>\n

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double quotation mark<\/title><\/svg>The security situation in the Middle East is unpredictable. Regional tensions remain high and there continues to be a risk of military conflict.<\/p>\n

The situation could deteriorate with no warning.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

It said Australians should monitor events, follow the advice of local authorities and follow the latest updates at Smartraveller.gov.au<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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<\/svg><\/span>Australians have been told to reconsider travel to Lebanon.<\/span> Photograph: Mohamed Azakir\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n