Israeli students in Hungary in hunt for plane tickets to go home to fight

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Photo: FB/Péter Szijjártó

Israeli university students studying at the universities of Debrecen, Budapest and even East Slovakia and members of the Israeli military (all grown-up men and women) are in a desperate hunt for plane tickets to go home to fight. Meanwhile, Hungarians and other nationals would like to get home from the war-torn country brutally attacked by Hamas last Saturday.

According to Blikk, a Hungarian tabloid, Israeli students would like to acquire plane tickets to their home country ready to fight against the invaders. They search for plane tickets on different social media sites and groups. Their post has already been shared more than 3,000 times.

“I’m ready if there is something to be sold”, another young man wrote. Another asked for the help of El Al Israel Airlines.

Hungarians stuck in Israel amid raging war

According to information by Hungarian authorities no Hungarian nationals have died or have been injured in the terrorist attacks against Israel, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said on Sunday afternoon, advising Hungarians against travelling to the country for the time being.

He said Hungary’s diplomatic staff was staying in contact with 400 Hungarian nationals in Israel and kept them informed about the security situation and the situation at the Ben Gurion airport where several passengers have been stranded after the cancellation of most international flights. We wrote HERE that the military aircrafts of the Hungarian Air Force already carried to Budapest hundreds of Hungarians and 15 foreign nationals.

Szijjártó said care was provided and assistance offered to a group of 90 Hungarian tourists stranded at Ben Gurion and contact maintained with another tourist group of 30 whose members are currently “in safe conditions”.

Hungarian authorities are also staying in contact with another 12 Hungarians in the Gaza Strip, he said. Hungary’s foreign ministry and consular service staff are making all possible efforts to provide for the safety of all Hungarians, Szijjártó said, asking Hungarian nationals to register for consular protection. Szijjártó reiterated that Hungary condemns terrorism, the terrorist attack against Israel and stands by Israel. “Israel can count on us in these difficult hours,” he said.

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It must be prevented that the wartime situation in the Middle East should escalate, the Hungarian foreign minister said on Sunday. Péter Szijjártó said in a post on Facebook that he discussed developments that give cause to serious concern in the Middle East with Hussein Amir-Abdollahian, his Iranian counterpart, by phone.
Szijjártó said he reiterated to Amir-Abdollahian that Hungary firmly condemns terrorism and would not want the situation to further deteriorate in the Middle East. The foreign minister said he expressed hope that every country will act “responsibly” in the coming days.

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