It was conducted without access to resources and assets that other countries such as the U.S., U.K. and France had at their disposal. The French had a naval ship in the Port of Beirut when the crisis began and were able to evacuate a large number of children and parents at the outset.
Au début de la crise, un navire de la Marine française se trouvait amarré dans le port de Beyrouth, de sorte que la France a pu évacuer immédiatement un grand nombre d'enfants et de parents.