AMMAN, Oct. 27 (Xinhua) -- Jordan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates announced Sunday the evacuation of 10 Jordanian citizens from Lebanon aboard a military plane, which had carried food, relief supplies, medicine, and medical equipment for the Lebanese.

Sufian Qudah, the ministry's spokesperson, said that the number of Jordanian aid planes sent to Lebanon has reached 14, with two military planes landing at Lebanon's Rafic Hariri International Airport today.

The number of evacuation flights for Jordanian citizens in Lebanon has reached seven, added the ministry.

Qudah said that 174 Jordanian citizens have been evacuated from Lebanon aboard Royal Jordanian Air Force planes.

According to the spokesperson, since August, 3,353 Jordanian citizens have returned to the Kingdom from Lebanon through Queen Alia International Airport, in addition to those who arrived by land through the Jaber Border Crossing. Enditem.

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