Poland is constantly helping citizens wishing to leave the mediate East. Final preparations for the safe evacuation action are underway, said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. The abroad Ministry presented present a plan to evacuate about 200 Poles from Israel. Previously, the head of the MON assured the military was ready to assist.
Tel Aviv following the Iranian rocket attack on 16 June 2025. Israeli safety and rescue services work on site.
The exchange of fire between Israel and Iran after a rocket attack that Israel committed on June 13. The airspace over this country remains closed, making all evacuation efforts difficult. “The land road through Jordan is open, so we have implemented the evacuation script of Polish citizens who are stuck in Israel, by Amman”, informed Henryk Mościcka-Dendys, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of abroad Affairs on Monday. The Deputy Minister besides confirmed that a crisis management squad gathering with representatives of the Defence Ministry was held this morning. ‘Military aviation is full prepared to assist from the first hours of the crisis", said Deputy Prime Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz, Minister of National Defence on Sunday. However, so far, the military is not active in the evacuation activities, as confirmed by the RFA Operations Command.
Evacuate to include About 200 Polish citizens are mainly tourists and people surviving in Israel in the short term. The Polish Ministry of Diplomacy may besides support citizens of another countries who ask questions about this possibility. However, Polish citizens will have priority. The government notes that evacuated persons will not be charged transport costs.
The evacuation plan to be implemented within the next fewer hours assumes that the bus convoy in the non-military ace will cross the Allenby border crossing and scope the Amman airport (Jordan) from where Poles will most likely fly on a government plane. The action is scheduled to end by Thursday.
Deputy Minister Henryk Mościcka-Dendys admitted that the evacuation for tourists from Poland who are stuck in Israel is free of charge and applies only to people residing in that country. According to the findings of the MFA, there are presently about 9 Poles in Iran.
The Iranian government stated on Sunday that since Friday in Israeli attacks 224 people died and 1277 were hospitalized. Retaliated ballistic missiles on Tel Aviv and Jerusalem killed respective people and injured about 380.
