2023-11-02 04:00:10
A opening of the Rafah crossingbetween Egypt and the Gaza Strip, for the exit of civilians, this Wednesday (1st), was the main advance this week to rescue foreigners trying to leave the war zone almost a month ago.
The expectation now is for the next list of those who will be allowed to cross the border and enter Egyptian territory to be released. For now, only 335 people, of eight nationalities, plus 76 Palestinians have received this authorization.
The Brazilian ambassador to Palestine, Alessandro Candeas, predicts that in the coming days the approximately 30 Brazilian citizens who are in the border region may be released, but did not estimate a deadline for this to happen.
“I believe that new lists will be published soon and I hope that our Brazilians are on them,” Candeas said to R7.
Brazil’s ambassador to Egypt, Paulino de Carvalho Neto, told the R7 who also hopes that Brazilians will “soon” return home.
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The departure of foreigners was an agreement between Egypt, Israel and the terrorist group Hamas, with the mediation of Qatar, in coordination with the United States.
The region south of Gaza is the only one not under Israeli control; Therefore, it is the place where people trying to escape the conflict are concentrated.
O Israeli government ordered a siege of the Gaza Strip in the early days of conflict with Hamas terrorists. Since then, only trucks loaded with food, water and medicine have been allowed to cross the border.
There is fear that Hamas terrorists will take advantage of the humanitarian gap to escape or to obtain resources for war, such as fuel.
Brazilians in the West Bank
While the group of Brazilians in Gaza is still trying to return home, another, rescued from the West Bank, should disembark in Brasília late this Thursday afternoon (2). There are 12 men, 9 women and 11 children.
The destinations of the repatriated people will be Foz do Iguaçu (eight), São Paulo (five), Florianópolis (four), Recife (three), Rio de Janeiro (three), Fortaleza (three), Curitiba (two), Goiânia (two) , Brasília (two) and Porto Alegre (one).
Gaza’s border with Egypt is opened and hundreds leave Palestinian territory; see photos
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