PHOTOS: Brazilian citizens repatriated from Gaza welcomed by president at airport

Published November 14, 2023
Brazilian citizens, who were repatriated from the Gaza Strip, greet relatives upon arrival at the Air Force base of Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Brazilian citizens, who were repatriated from the Gaza Strip, greet relatives upon arrival at the Air Force base of Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Brazilian President Lula da Silva (R) welcomes Brazilians and Palestinians returning from the Gaza Strip at Brasilia Air Base on November 13, 2023. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
Brazilian President Lula da Silva (R) welcomes Brazilians and Palestinians returning from the Gaza Strip at Brasilia Air Base on November 13, 2023. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
Brazilian citizens, who were repatriated from the Gaza Strip, are greeted by Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva upon arrival at the Air Force base of Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Brazilian citizens, who were repatriated from the Gaza Strip, are greeted by Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva upon arrival at the Air Force base of Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2023. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino
Brazilians and Palestinians arrive from the Gaza Strip arrive at Brasilia Air Base on November 13, 2023. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)
Brazilians and Palestinians arrive from the Gaza Strip arrive at Brasilia Air Base on November 13, 2023. Thousands of civilians, both Palestinians and Israelis, have died since October 7, 2023, after Palestinian Hamas militants based in the Gaza Strip entered southern Israel in an unprecedented attack triggering a war declared by Israel on Hamas with retaliatory bombings on Gaza. (Photo by EVARISTO SA / AFP)

Brazilian citizens, who were repatriated from the Gaza Strip, are greeted by Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva upon arrival at the Air Force base of Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2023. — Reuters
Brazilian citizens, who were repatriated from the Gaza Strip, are greeted by Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva upon arrival at the Air Force base of Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2023. — Reuters

 Brazilian citizens, who were repatriated from the Gaza Strip, greet relatives upon arrival at the Air Force base of Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2023. — Reuters
Brazilian citizens, who were repatriated from the Gaza Strip, greet relatives upon arrival at the Air Force base of Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2023. — Reuters

Brazilians and Palestinians arrive from the Gaza Strip arrive at Brasilia Air Base on November 13, 2023. — AFP
Brazilians and Palestinians arrive from the Gaza Strip arrive at Brasilia Air Base on November 13, 2023. — AFP

Brazilian President Lula da Silva (R) welcomes Brazilians and Palestinians returning from the Gaza Strip at Brasilia Air Base on November 13, 2023. — Reuters
Brazilian President Lula da Silva (R) welcomes Brazilians and Palestinians returning from the Gaza Strip at Brasilia Air Base on November 13, 2023. — Reuters

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