The Argentine Minister of Defense, Jorge Taiana, ordered the implementation of an urgent plan to repatriate the citizens who are in Israel.
En el día de la fecha, he instruido al Jefe del Estado Mayor Conjunto Tte grl Paleo @EMCOFFA_Arg para que de manera urgente active un plan de evacuación para repatriar a los argentinos que se encuentran en la zona de conflicto en Israel.
— Jorge Taiana (@JorgeTaiana) October 9, 2023
Minister Taiana instructed the Head of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Lt. Gen. Juan Martin Paleo, to immediately activate “an evacuation plan to repatriate the Argentines who are in the conflict zone in Israel”.
For now there are no further details of the operation which is just beginning to be planned, it is not known if Boeing 737 or C-130 Hercules aircrafts of the Argentine Air Force will be sent, or if any of the Airbus A330 of Aerolíneas Argentinas will be made available.
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Consulted by Aviacionline, Aerolíneas Argentinas informed that it has not yet received any request to use any of its A330s, an aircraft that would be suitable for this task.
