Second FAB plane arrives in Brazil with 214 rescued from Israel

This Thursday (12), the second Brazilian Air Force (FAB) aircraft arrived in Brazil with 214 rescued who were in Israelin addition to one dog and three cats. The plane landed at dawn at Galeão airport, in Rio de Janeiro.

Yesterday, 211 people arrived in Brazil on the first FAB flight, so the number of Brazilians rescued on Israeli soil is 425. The KC-30 aircraft, a Airbus A330-200took off from Tel Aviv, Israel, at 12:30 pm (Brasília time) on Wednesday (11) and landed on Brazilian soil at 2:41 am today, after more than 2 p.m. of flight.

The Federal Government has put together a list of Brazilians who are in Israel, so far there are more than 2.7 thousand people registered, but according to the authorities there are some cases of duplication in the records, which makes the accuracy of official numbers difficult.

In addition to the two aircraft that have already arrived in Brazil, more three FAB planes will bring Brazilians who asked to be rescued from Israel. The third plane took off to rescue Brazilians this Tuesday (10). The model KC-390 has the capacity to 60 passengers and must leave Tel Aviv at 12pm this Thursday (12). The aircraft is expected to arrive at Guarulhos airport, in São Pauloat 11am on Friday (13).

About 14 thousand Brazilians live in Israel, and 6 thousand in Palestine, according to Itamaraty estimates. According to authorities, the majority of Brazilians are outside the conflict area.