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Aircraft with Belarusian Gaza evacuees, their families lands in Minsk

MINSK, 16 November (BelTA) – The aircraft carrying Belarusians and their families, who have been rescued from the Gaza Strip, has landed in Minsk, BelTA has learned.

The Belarusian Ministry of Foreign Affairs previously reported that the Belarusian side in contact with colleagues from Israel and Egypt and with assistance of Russia and Qatar had organized the evacuation of Belarusian citizens and members of their families from the Gaza Strip. They crossed the border via the border crossing Rafah into Egypt.

At the Gaza Strip border they were met by officers of the State Security Committee (KGB), who had been instructed by the Belarus president to evacuate Belarusians and their families. There are a lot of children among those saved.

Belavia sent a humanitarian flight from Belarus to pick up the evacuees. It had medics and psychologists from the Emergencies Ministry’s special operations unit Zubr on board. Upon arrival they provided the necessary aid both to adults and children.

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