The federal government awaits the release of Brazilians in the Gaza Strip by Friday (3). The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, intensified this Wednesday (1st) contact with the governments of Qatar, Egypt and Israel, to resolve the situation.
This Wednesday, the first foreigners began crossing the border into Egypt. Ambulances carrying injured people also crossed the pass – although it was unclear how many patients the vehicles were carrying.
Brazil reinforced the need to include its citizens in the next list of foreigners to leave Gaza. The Brazilian chancellor spoke at least four times with his Egyptian counterpart, in addition to visiting Cairo, the capital of Egypt, in an attempt to unlock negotiations.
President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) contacted the presidents of Israel, Isaac Herzog, of Egypt, Abdel Fattah Al-sissi, and of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, in order to find a way out of the situation.
According to the federal government, 34 Brazilians in Khan Younes and Rafah are sheltering and receiving assistance.
Buses hired by Itamaraty remain on standby, awaiting authorization for the group to transit through the Rafah terminal and, subsequently, through Egyptian territory to Cairo airport, where a Brazilian Air Force (FAB) aircraft waits for the departure flight. repatriation.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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