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Australian officials ordered out as Middle East war escalates amid security deterioration
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Foreign Minister Penny Wong announced that all "non-essential" Australians and their families must immediately leave the United Arab Emirates, Israel, or any other country where they may be stationed due to a worsening regional conflict involving Iran's proxies attacking US forces near Tel Aviv on March 13th as military planes fly out of Perth.
Key Points
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1Australia has ordered all non-essential officials and their families in both Israel and the United Arab Emirates to leave due to a deteriorating security situation.
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2The decision was announced by Foreign Minister Penny Wong as part of an evacuation order following two weeks of escalating conflict involving Iran, US forces, Israeli troops, UAE military units, Jordanian police officers, Saudi Arabian soldiers
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3"Essential" Australian staff are permitted to remain in the region while non-essential personnel and expats have been directed to depart immediately.
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4Military planes from Perth were deployed as part of Australia's evacuation efforts for its diplomatic missions abroad.
Developments
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