Brazilian speaks out about not having permission to leave Gaza: “Only Israel’s allies are leaving Gaza”
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The group of Brazilians and their families who have been waiting for weeks for authorization to leave the Gaza Strip were informed this Thursday, the 9th, that they can leave the Palestinian territory. The information comes from CNN Brasil.
A new list of names of civilians allowed to leave Palestinian territory is expected to be released later this evening. In total, the group includes 34 people, including 24 Brazilians and 10 close family members of Palestinian origin. They were waiting for permission to leave Palestinian territory through the Rafah crossing on the border with Egypt.
The Brazilian government would have already been informed of the approval. Members of the Brazilian embassy in Egypt were already traveling from Cairo to Rafah.
Palestinians near the Rafah border in the Gaza Strip with Egypt
Photo: Portal
Fear and frustration
The group of Brazilians has already been removed from six lists of civilians allowed to leave the territory. The delay would have caused tensions between Itamaraty and the Israeli government.
Brazilian envoys involved in negotiating the civilians’ departure stressed that the Brazilian government was one of the first nations to provide a list of those in Gaza in need of repatriation. In addition, a plane has been parked in Egypt for weeks waiting to rescue the group.
Federal Chancellor Mauro Vieira and special advisor Celso Amorim as well as President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT) are involved in the negotiations to save the group.
Source: Redação Terra