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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Mostafa Rachwani Community affairs reporter

Leave Lebanon, the Australian government has urged its citizens, but some are determined to get in

A woman looks out of an apartment window over rubble
The aftermath of Israeli airstrike on Beirut. The Australian government is urging Australian citizens in Lebanon to leave immediately. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

On Thursday, Sarah* and her family were packed, checked in to their flight and ready to travel to Lebanon to surprise her mother and sister who are already there.

But just as they were about to board, they were informed the flight had been cancelled. They had no choice but to go back home again.

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