Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong stated that Australia is in discussions with airlines to help stranded Australians stranded in the Middle East due to the closure of much of the region's airspace. She suggested that the most viable option would be to return passengers home when commercial airlines resume services. France has deployed consular teams at Israel's borders with Egypt and Jordan to facilitate land exits. Germany plans to charter two Lufthansa flights to bring home particularly vulnerable citizens such as children, pregnant women and people with disabilities. Spain has begun evacuating its citizens from the region and is reinforcing its embassies in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Bahrain to assist with further repatriations. The German government said the tourism industry is responsible for bringing home most of roughly 30,000 Germans stranded. The UAE has received about 2,000 inquiries since Saturday from the ministry.