15 Vietnamese trainees studying near Gaza Strip have been evacuated.

15 tu nghiệp sinh Việt học gần Dải Gaza đã được sơ tán - 1 — Palestinians leave their homes in the Gaza Strip on October 9, after the conflict between Hamas and Israel escalated. (Photo: AFP/VNA).

The Vietnamese Embassy in Israel said on October 12 that a group of 15 Vietnamese agricultural trainees studying in an area near the Gaza Strip have been temporarily moved to a safer place.

According to a VNA correspondent in Tel Aviv, there are currently about 100 Vietnamese trainees studying at Israel's international agricultural training center called Agrostudies. The 15 people mentioned above are living near the town of Sredot, an area at high risk due to the conflict between the Islamic Hamas Movement and Israel.

The rest are living and studying in other localities across Israel. With the support of the Embassy and the Vietnamese community, the trainees were divided into small groups and moved to the city of Malakhi, 10 km from the Gaza Strip. about 40 km, to ensure safety in the coming days.

Vietnamese Ambassador to Israel Ly Duc Trung said: "Since the conflict broke out, citizen protection has been a top priority. The Embassy has reviewed the situation of the community, trainees, pupils and students in all localities in Israel. For the group of trainees near the Gaza Strip at high risk, the Embassy has contacted and asked the Agrostudies Center to move them to a safer location."

In the face of the continuing tense and unpredictable conflict situation, and even the emergence of unstable security developments in northern Israel, on October 11, the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel issued a notice recommending that the Vietnamese community there remain calm; strictly comply with the regulations and instructions of the local government and competent agencies on ensuring security and safety; and maintain regular contact with the Embassy, especially in emergency situations.

At the same time, those who really want to return to Vietnam or move to a third country need to be proactive and quickly find commercial flights with the most suitable time. Currently, Ben Gurion International Airport is still operating, many major airlines still maintain flights to and from Israel, although with reduced frequency.

In addition to the Vietnamese community in Israel, there are about 500 overseas Vietnamese. Currently, there are about 180 Vietnamese students studying under the agricultural trainee program at Israeli centers. This number is much less than in previous years.

There are four major international agricultural training centers that regularly cooperate to receive Vietnamese students: Agrostudies in the north, Sderod Negev in the central-south region, Ramat Negev and AICAT in the south. However, this year, the Sderot Negev center (located right next to the Gaza Strip border) has no Vietnamese students studying.

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