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Evacuees from Lebanon disembark from a Spanish plane at the Torrejon military airbase, just outside of Madrid, Saturday July 15, 2006. A plane with 116 Spaniards and ten foreigners _ four Italians, two Dutch, one Briton, one American, one Moroccan and one Egyptian_ evacuated from Lebanon arrived at Madrid's military Torrejon airport.Xinhua/AFP Photo)

    BRUSSELS, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) are to meet here Monday to discuss the Middle East crisis and nationals evacuation.

    During the meeting, Javier Solana Madariaga, EU's foreign policy and security chief, would brief the ministers on his talks with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Saniora in Beirut over the situation in the region.

    Over 100 Lebanese, mostly civilians, have been killed and hundreds more injured in Israeli attacks since Israel launched a massive assault in Lebanon after Hezbollah militia kidnapped two Israeli soldiers and killed eight during cross-border clashes on Wednesday.

    In addition, the EU ministers are also to discuss the ongoing efforts to evacuate European nationals from Lebanon.

    France, Italy, Belgium and Britain have sent planes and boats to help the voluntary evacuation of EU nationals.

    The 25-nation bloc has criticized Israel's military attacks on Lebanon, but it also called on Hezbollah to release the captured soldiers "immediately and unconditionally" and to stop its attacks on Israel. Enditem