“There was no explanation for the noninclusion of the Brazilians. They simply gave preference to other countries,” criticized the diplomat
Celso Amorim and Brazilians in Gaza
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247 International Affairs Adviser to the Presidency of the Republic, Celso Amorim, expressed concern about the exclusion of Brazilians stranded in the Gaza Strip from the lists of foreigners for crossing the border between Egypt and the territory controlled by the Palestinian group Hamas, published in recent days. “The situation is very complex, there is no light at the end of the tunnel,” Amorim told the O Globo newspaper. “There was no explanation for the noninclusion of the Brazilians. They simply gave priority to other countries,” he added.
“Let’s hope there is a quick decision [sobre os brasileiros]. We have been demanding release for more than 15 days. There is no reason to suspect. If there had been a problem with any of the nationals, they could have spoken up immediately. “It is an absurd situation in which there are 15 children in a group of 32 people,” the diplomat said. >>> According to the United Nations, one child is killed and two others are injured every ten minutes in the Gaza Strip
Amorim will attend a meeting in Paris on Wednesday (8) to discuss the humanitarian impact of the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The meeting was called by French President Emmanuel Macron on the sidelines of the peace forum already planned for this period. >>> For the second day in a row, foreigners are not allowed to leave Gaza
On Saturday (4), he spoke to United States National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan and called on Americans to help Brazil remove its citizens from the region whose numbers are fewer than those of the United States and the European Union. The United States is Israel’s largest ally in the Middle East. >>> UN bodies jointly call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza
On another front, Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira has also intensified contacts to release Brazilians trapped in Gaza. In this sense, Vieira explained that in a telephone conversation with Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen he received guarantees that Brazilians would be allowed to cross the border by Wednesday.
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