Chile has three humanitarian flights to evacuate 428 of its citizens stranded in Israel

Chile’s Foreign Minister, Alberto van Klaveren, said this Tuesday that Pepper will have three humanitarian flights to rescue the 428 Chileans registered at the Chilean Consulate in Tel Aviv and the Chilean Representation in Palestine and who requested to leave the conflict zone.

“The first flight, which is about to leave (Israeli) Ben Gurion airport, will include 80 peoplewhich is the maximum capacity of the plane, with priority given to people with health problems, the elderly, pregnant women and minors, which are the basic criteria applied in humanitarian situations“, said the chancellor.

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The first two flights will depart from Tel Aviv to Athens, “because it is relatively close to the area”, said Van Klaveren, while the itinerary of the third will be from Tel Aviv to Madrid, from where it will return to its “home”. base” on the Greek island of Creteclose to conflict territories, he added.

The authority explained that the flights will pick up tourists and pilgrims from both Israel and Palestine. and that for all operations the Chancellery is coordinated with the Chilean Air Force (Fach), which has the plane for rescue and the consulates that the South American country has in both states.

In the morning, the president, Gabriel Borichighlighted through his social networks that All trips will be made “as necessary to evacuate all Chileans.” According to data from Itamaraty, there are 60 compatriots who have already left the region on their own.

About the disappearance of the Chilean Loren Garcovich, The 47-year-old, and his Spanish companion, Iván Illaramendi, the Minister of Foreign Affairs informed that the Chilean Government “has not had news of his fate”, but that “he is evaluating” the possibility of carrying out joint action with the Spanish Government.

He also confirmed that there were three fatalities of Chilean descent in the surprise attack launched on Saturday by the Islamic organization Hamas.

The number of deaths in the attacks on Israel in Link increased to 830, with more than 4,250 injured, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip reported this Tuesday.

In addition to the deaths recorded in Gaza, there are 18 in the West Bank, according to the Wafa agency, and around 1,500 Hamas militiamen who died during Saturday’s surprise attack and subsequent fighting, according to a count by the Israeli Government.

The number of Israeli victims continues to be 900 dead, with more than 2,800 injured, of which 360 are serious, according to the Israeli Ministry of Health.

Source: Elcomercio

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