Support sought for Vietnamese citizens in conflict-affected areas

Ngoc, who is also head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' steering committee for citizen protection work, affirmed at a meeting in Hanoi on Monday that ensuring the safety of lives and property of Vietnamese citizens in conflict-affected areas is a top priority of the Vietnamese government.

To protect citizens effectively in a timely manner, forecasting and preparedness are of paramount importance and urgency, he said.

There are around 500 Vietnamese living and working in Israel, mostly in major cities. Israel used to receive hundreds of Vietnamese trainees every year, but the number dropped to around 180 this year.

Thousands of people have been killed in two weeks of strikes between Hamas and Israel, which was triggered by the Hamas assault on Oct. 7. Around 10,000 others were injured.

No Vietnamese victim has been recorded.

To receive information about citizen protection and support in urgent cases, Vietnamese citizens in conflict-affected areas were urged to promptly register their information at the following address: http://bit.ly/dangkycongdanVNtaiIsrael.

In case of emergency, they were advised to contact the hotlines of the Vietnamese Embassy in Israel at 972 50 818 6116, 972 52 727 4248 or 972 50 994 0889, and the citizen protection hotline of the ministry’s Consular Department 84 981 84 84 84, 84 965 41 11 18, or email baohocongdan@gmail.com.