Korean expatriates staying in Israel have fled to Jordan to escape Iranian airstrikes.
According to the Korean Association of Israel on the 16th (local time), 23 expatriates who applied for evacuation in the morning boarded a bus chartered by the association and safely entered Jordan through a land border checkpoint. The expatriates passed through the crowded border checkpoint with locals but moved without any issues.
The Korean Embassy in Israel supported the charter bus expense and provided an escort team for the route to the border. The day before, six individuals, including Ikang-geun, the president of the Korean Association of Israel, fled to manage the evacuation situation. The expatriates who arrived in Amman are staying at accommodations arranged by the Korean Association of Jordan and plan to return when the situation in Israel stabilizes.
As large-scale airstrikes between Israel and Iran continue and Israeli airspace is closed, it is currently difficult for the South Korean government to evacuate its citizens via chartered flights. Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have local subsidiaries and research centers, and separately from the evacuation of expatriates, they moved their employees and families to Jordan and transitioned to remote work.
Yang Hyun-mok, secretary-general of the Korean Association of Israel, said, "We plan to assess whether there are additional individuals among the approximately 500 to 600 Koreans remaining in Israel who wish to evacuate and prepare additional transportation arrangements."