Speaking before a cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Tusk confirmed that more than 480 Polish nationals had already left Israel, Jordan and Lebanon – areas he described as directly threatened by military action – and were either back in Poland or on their way home.
💬 Premier @donaldtusk w #KPRM: Wszyscy polscy turyści – grupa ponad 480 osób z miejsc bezpośrednio zagrożonych działaniami wojennymi – otrzymali nasze regularne wsparcie i przy współpracy z biurami podróży opuścili Izrael, Jordanię i Liban. Są już w Polsce lub w drodze do kraju.
— Kancelaria Premiera (@PremierRP) March 3, 2026
The prime minister said he had ordered a halt to all government flights in order to keep the planes available for potential evacuation use, stressing that any such operation required careful coordination: aircraft needed a viable landing destination and a clearly identified group of passengers at the right airport at the right time.
Tusk acknowledged that a particular challenge remained for Polish citizens stranded in more distant parts of Asia, whose return journeys had been disrupted by transit closures – for example, those unable to connect through Dubai.
He cited holidaymakers in Vietnam and Thailand as examples.
“No Polish citizen will be left without help when that help is needed,” he said, adding that Polish diplomatic missions and travel agencies were working around the clock on the problem.
Poland is also cooperating with other EU member states on the response.
Tusk noted there are around 14,000 Polish nationals in the United Arab Emirates, part of an estimated 400,000 EU citizens.
He urged the public not to spread misinformation, stressing there was currently no direct threat to Polish citizens remaining in the area.
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Source: PAP