Repatriated from Lebanon return to Chile

In Chile, a flight landed this Tuesday with 67 passengers seeking to return to the country after the attacks in Lebanon due to the war between Israel and Hezbollah. This would be the first repatriation mission organized by the Chilean government.

The Boeing B-767 plane, operated by the Chilean Armed Forces, in coordination with the Ministries of Defense and Foreign Affairs, arrived around noon at the Padahuel military base, in Santiago, the Chilean capital, with 67 people, mostly Chileans. . Among the travelers were also ten Peruvian and seven Argentine citizens, reported the Chilean Foreign Ministry.

The aircraft had taken off on Sunday afternoon from Santiago with a load of humanitarian aid sent to Beirut. The contributions from the government of President Gabriel Boric and the Lebanese community in Chile included, above all, medicines and medical supplies.

Among the ten Peruvian citizens evacuated are four children and a pregnant woman. After their arrival in the Chilean capital this morning, they will all be repatriated to Peru on a commercial flight, indicated the Peruvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

“This action also highlights the importance of international cooperation in times of crisis and the shared commitment to supporting our compatriots abroad,” added the portfolio when expressing its “high appreciation and gratitude” a Chile.

For now, the sending of new aid or more repatriation flights from Chile is not planned.

Since Israel assassinated the leader of Hezbollah in Lebanon on September 28, there has been a significant escalation in the conflict, which led to the launch of missiles by Iran and the Israeli ground incursion into Lebanon.

In the last 24 hours, 36 people have been killed and 150 injured as a result of the offensive in Lebanese territory, which raised the total toll during the last year of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah to 2,119 dead and 10,019 wounded, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Health.

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