The crew of the presidential plane, provided to rescue Brazilians in the Gaza Strip, remains on standby in Rome, Italy, awaiting the order to rescue Brazilians on the border with Egypt.
The aircraft, however, will only take off for the African country when it is confirmed that the group has managed to cross the border.
The estimated flight time between Rome and Cairo, the capital of Egypt, is three hours. The time to travel from the border to the airport is around five hours.
According to Itamaraty, hired vehicles are ready to transport the group as soon as the Rafah crossing is opened.
Brazil is currently working to remove a group of 32 people from the conflict area. There are 22 Brazilians, seven Palestinians with a temporary visa or residence permit in Brazil and three Palestinians who are relatives of Brazilians.
The Brazilian government has negotiated on all fronts in an attempt to make a humanitarian corridor viable.
Over the weekend, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) personally entered the negotiations. Called the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas for the president of Israel, Isaac Herzog and also to the president of Egypt, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi .
After diplomatic consultations with several member countries of the UN Security Council, Brazil also prepared a draft resolution on the Israel-Palestine conflict that should be voted on by the collegiate later this Monday afternoon (16).
The text formulated by the Brazilian government and obtained by CNN calls for the “immediate withdrawal of the order”, given by Israel, for Palestinian civilians and United Nations employees to evacuate the north of the Gaza Strip and relocate to the southern region of the territory.
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Source: CNN Brasil
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