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Mexico deploys planes to Israel to return nationals

 
 AeroMexico airplane, illustrative (photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Gameplayzz)
AeroMexico airplane, illustrative
(photo credit: Wikimedia Commons/Gameplayzz)

Some 300 Mexicans have asked to leave, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a press conference on Monday.

The Mexican army is carrying out a humanitarian flight aimed at bringing home nationals from Israel amid the attack on the country by the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, the defense ministry said on Monday.

An unknown number of hostages were taken by Hamas after it launched a surprise attack in Israel on Saturday. Two Mexicans are believed to have been among those taken by the group, Foreign Minister Alicia Barcena said on Sunday.

Mexico said on Monday some 5,000 nationals are in Israel.

Mexicans leaving Israel

Some 300 Mexicans have asked to leave, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador told a press conference on Monday.

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 VMS Eve, operated by Virgin Galactic, returns after the company's first commercial flight to the edge of space, at the Spaceport America facility, in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, U.S., June 29, 2023. (credit: REUTERS/JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ)
VMS Eve, operated by Virgin Galactic, returns after the company's first commercial flight to the edge of space, at the Spaceport America facility, in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico, U.S., June 29, 2023. (credit: REUTERS/JOSE LUIS GONZALEZ)

The plane leaving on Monday has a capacity of about 170 passengers. A second plane was to leave later in the day.

Elsewhere in Latin America, Peru's foreign ministry said two citizens have been reported missing, while one Panamanian citizen is also among those missing, according to local authorities.

Two Paraguayan citizens have also been reported missing, the country's foreign ministry said.

 

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