An Air France flight is repatriating on October 12 nationals identified as the most vulnerable among French nationals passing through and residing in Israel. More and more European countries have begun repatriation operations for their nationals currently in Israel.
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It is at the request of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the airline Air France is organizing this repatriation. This is a flight with a capacity of 380 seats. He will take off from Ben-Gurion airport in Tel Aviv with the French nationals at 4:40 p.m. this Thursday, October 12, for a return to Paris Charles de Gaulle airport, scheduled for the evening.
On board, passengers identified as the most vulnerable among French nationals passing through and residing in Israel. These include unaccompanied minors, pregnant women, elderly people and people with disabilities or in critical medical situations.
Other flights to come
According to the latest officially communicated figures, nearly 62,000 French nationals are registered with the consulate general in Tel Aviv and 25,000 registered with the consulate general in Jerusalem. Many French people passing through are currently there. More than 4,000 repatriation requests have reportedly been made.
So tonight’s flight is the first. From tomorrow Friday October 13, other special flights will be organized between Israel and France, the Quai d’Orsay said this morning, but only for the most vulnerable people initially.
Twelve French people killed
At least twelve French people died in Israel in the surprise and massive attack launched by the Palestinian Islamist movement and 17 are missing, including several children “probably kidnapped”, according to a latest report from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The spokesperson for the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Anne-Claire Legendre, recalled on October 12 that France was the only European country to have an institute in the Gaza Strip. And that a few dozen French people, notably humanitarian workers, were present in this territory. “ We are in contact with each of them “, she said, explaining that “ not everyone wants to leave the Gaza Strip “.
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