Mexican man and his Panamanian wife appear alive after being reported missing in Israel

A Mexican and your wife Panamanianreported missing after the start of attacks by the Palestinian Islamic group Hamas against Israelappeared alive this Monday, family members and authorities reported.

“A few hours ago we were notified that David and Denises, his wife, David is Mexican, his wife Denises is from Panama (…), were found there in the kibbutz (agricultural colony) alive and well.“, he told the television station Milenio Shirley HeiblumMexican’s sister.

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Israel’s ambassador to Panama, Itai Bardovalso confirmed on social media David Heiblum It is Daryelis Denises Sáez Batistanotice that “They are well”.

The president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obradorreported on Monday morning that three Mexican citizens were missing in Israel, although he did not specify whether one of them was David Heiblum. The government did not reveal the identities of these people.

“There is already communication with his family and a full search effort is underway.“, declared the president in his usual press conference.

A previous report from Itamaraty Mexico realized that a Mexican woman and man were “allegedly taken hostage by the group Hamasin Link“, last Saturday. This Monday, that ministry indicated that it was two men and a woman.

According to Shirley Heiblum, her brother and his wife managed to get safely to a hiding place.

“The truth is that they were unable to escape, what happened is that those from Hamas were disguised as Israeli soldiers. Denises warned me in messages before, when there was still communication, that she saw (them)“, said the woman, indicating that her family members spent around 60 hours in hiding.

quoting Israel HeiblumDavid’s brother, the Jewish digital website Enlace reported that he and his wife live about two kilometers from the Gaza strip.

Meanwhile, the first of the two planes in the Mexican Air Force He left this Monday for Israel to look for 300 Mexicans who expressed their desire to leave that country, following the offensive launched by the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas. These people went on tourist trips, “fundamentally religious“, said the president.

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Among the Mexicans who remain in Israel are seven members of the rhythmic gymnastics team (five athletes, a coach and a physiatrist) who were holding a preparation camp there for the Santiago 2023 Pan American Games.

According to the Mexican Ministry of Foreign Affairs, around 5,000 Mexicans reside in Israel, two in the Gaza Strip and 35 in the West Bank.

“It is a very serious situation, which, more than condemnations, what demands most is the search for peaceful conditions, dialogue and avoiding further escalations of confrontation and violence.“, said the Mexican president, whose government condemned the Hamas attacks on Saturday.

Source: Elcomercio

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