Frustrated at the UN, Lula organizes the rescue of Brazilians in the Gaza Strip

With no progress with Brazil occupying the presidency of the Security Council of the United Nations (UN) and the idea of ​​the “humanitarian corridor” for refugee assistance far from becoming a reality, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) spoke , by telephone, with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbasabout the rescue of Brazilians in the south of the Gaza Strip.

The group awaits a definition regarding the airport for return to Brazil after traveling towards the Egyptian border after the Israeli Army announced that ground operations against Hamas in the region to rescue hostages kidnapped by the terrorist group during an attack on the 7th .

According to the presidency, Lula informed the Egyptian president that after enter the African country through the Rafah crossingthe Brazilians will be accompanied by the Brazilian ambassador in Egypt until the Arish Airport. A Brazilian Air Force (FAB) aircraft will fly to Brazil after the arrival of Brazilians who lived in the Gaza Strip.

Presidents still defended the creation of the State of Palestine, jointly with Israel and Lula guaranteed that he will maintain “tireless action at the UN to avoid an even greater humanitarian disaster and the spread of the conflict.” Lula seeks leadership in resolving the war with the country as president of the Security Councilbut so far humanitarian aid or the “humanitarian corridor” for rescuing civilians has not advanced in the international community.

Lula also spoke with the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmous Abbas, by telephone, about the blockade imposed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, which prevents the arrival of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. According to the presidency, he stated that innocent people “cannot pay the price of the insanity of those who want war.”

On Thursday (12), Lula also called the president of Israel, Isaac Herzog, to thank him for organizing the evacuation of Brazilians in the country, and again classified the attacks as “terrorist”, after days of simply repudiating the violence. of the acts without naming Hamas as a terrorist group.