Second FAB plane takes off to rescue Brazilians in Israel
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The second Brazilian Air Force (FAB) plane sent by the government to Israel to repatriate Brazilians left the Brasília Air Base on Monday afternoon (9). This is the second of six planes that will be used to repatriate Brazilian citizens trying to leave Palestine or Israel due to the conflict that started last weekend. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that 1,700 Brazilians who are in the region have already expressed their desire to return to Brazil.
The KC-30 took off at 4:20 pm heading to Rome, Italy. From there, he will head to Tel Aviv, Israel. The first aircraft, an Airbus A330-200 converted into a KC-30 with capacity for 230 passengers, left Brazil on Sunday afternoon (8), is already in the Italian capital and should take off towards Tel Aviv by Tuesday ( 10), informed the Brazil Agency. Itamaraty estimates that at least 30 Brazilians live in the Gaza Strip and another 60 in Ashkelon and in locations in the conflict zone.
Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on Saturday (7). In response, the Israeli government declared war on the extremist group. The conflict has already left hundreds dead both on Israeli territory and on the Palestinian side. Additionally, around 100 Israelis were kidnapped by the terrorists.
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