Flights are continuing to and from Cyprus on Sunday to facilitate the departure of people from across the world from Lebanon and their onward journey to their countries of origin. The Cyprus News Agency reported that an outbound flight from Larnaca to Australia was due to depart at around 3pm,

Australia started evacuating its nationals from Lebanon via Cyprus on Saturday, in the first large-scale operation to get citizens out of the country amid an Israeli onslaught on Iran-backed Hezbollah.

Hundreds of Australian nationals who fled from Beirut to Cyprus breathed a sigh of relief as they reached Larnaca on Saturday, recounting the intense bombing in Lebanon that left them terrified. Around 500 individuals from Australia were to be evacuated through Cyprus over the course of the day.

Repatriation flights from Lebanon were expected to be near capacity on Sunday, with the third and fourth planes set to evacuate as many as 580 Australians from the war zone.

Australian citizens land in Cyprus after being evacuated from Lebanon:::: Larnaca, Cyprus"I feel I feel very sad leaving my country, but I'm very happy to start a new life in Sydney."(Journalist asking "Were you in any danger")"Definitely.

Europe correspondent reports from the ground in Larnaca where evacuation effort are underway to assist Australians in leaving war-torn Beirut.

The deputy prime minister has urged Australians to come home from Lebanon as soon as possible, with two more flights set to evacuate citizens to Cyprus.

A second repatriation flight carrying Australian nationals from Lebanon has arrived in Cyprus. It is part of a major operation by the Australian government to get its citizens out of the country as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah intensifies.

The evacuation is the first large-scale operation to get citizens out of the country amid the Israeli onslaught on Hezbollah.

The first charter flight for Australians leaving Lebanon has just touched down in Cyprus en-route to Australia.