The Chilean Air Force (FACh) deployed a Boeing 737 institutional aircraft to Israel to repatriate Chilean citizens and take them out of the war zone.

Chilean Air Force Boeing 737 on its way to Israel to evacuate Chilean citizens

Through a press release, the Chilean Air Force informed of the dispatch of a Boeing 737 aircraft, belonging to the Aviation Group N°10, with the purpose of transporting on a humanitarian flight compatriots who are close to where the military actions between Israel and Hamas are taking place.

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The plane departed for Israel on Monday, October 9 at 12:53 (local time). The Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be the agency in charge of managing the procedures and coordinating with the Israeli authorities.