US and Israel Continue Conflict With Iran Into Sixth Day; Aid and Repatriation Underway
Key Takeaways
- Conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran entered its sixth day
- Humanitarian assistance operations are underway across the Middle East amid hostilities
- Repatriation flights are operating to return nationals affected by the conflict
Middle East evacuations update
As the confrontation involving US and Israeli forces and Iran entered its sixth day, assistance and repatriation operations were active across the Middle East.
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Humanitarian actors and private operators are coordinating evacuations and medical transfers where safe corridors exist.
Operational actors emphasised case-by-case assessments and contingency planning amid ongoing hostilities and regional movement restrictions.
Repatriation and assistance
Governments and international mechanisms were running repatriation flights and advising nationals on how to seek help.
The U.S. State Department chartered a flight that left on 4 March and signalled more flights were planned.
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U.S. citizens in the region were directed to use a Crisis Intake Form for assistance.
EU evacuations and funding
The EU’s Emergency Response Coordination Centre helped organise six flights on 4–5 March that returned citizens to Bulgaria, Italy, Austria and Slovakia, while ten member states activated the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
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The European Commission can cover up to 75% of eligible costs for such operations or 100% via rescEU.
Evacuation deployments and constraints
Poland deployed two military Boeing 737s and up to 150 personnel under a presidential order (5–31 March) to assist evacuations, including for medically vulnerable citizens.
Sources repeatedly noted that evacuations and medical transfers depend on security corridors, and humanitarian societies remained on high alert across major regional cities.
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