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Eugene

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Sun Nov 5, 2023, 06:08 PM Nov 2023

Brazil's Workers Party slams Israel for holding Brazilians in Gaza

Source: Reuters

Brazil's Workers Party slams Israel for holding Brazilians in Gaza

Reuters
Updated Sat, November 4, 2023 at 9:39 AM EST·2 min read

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's ruling Workers Party criticized the Israeli government on Friday for not allowing 34 Brazilians to leave Gaza, saying Israel is playing favorites when deciding who should be allowed to evacuate the besieged Palestinian territory.

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told his Brazilian counterpart Brazil's nationals would leave Gaza by Wednesday, a Brazilian foreign ministry spokesman said late on Friday.

In three days since the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt opened to allow nationals of other countries to leave Gaza, Brazilians waiting to leave were not on the list approved by Israel, despite diplomatic efforts to include them.

"For the third time, the Israeli government denied the departure of Brazilian citizens threatened by the massacre against the civilian population in the Gaza strip," Workers Party president Gleisi Hoffmann said in a social media post.

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Read more: https://news.yahoo.com/brazils-workers-party-slams-israel-221639694.html

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Brazil's Workers Party slams Israel for holding Brazilians in Gaza (Original Post) Eugene Nov 2023 OP
But, but, they voted for Hamas, er, I mean they're protecting Hamas.. onecaliberal Nov 2023 #1
They've "cancelled" Hamas and Egypt. Igel Nov 2023 #2
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