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.

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.

Boeing 737 #FACH traerá chilenos de vuelta
Rumbo a #Israel despegó esta tarde un ✈️Boeing 737 #FACH, con el objetivo de trasladar en vuelo humanitario a compatriotas que se encuentran cercanos a donde se están desarrollando las acciones militares entre dicho país y #Palestina. pic.twitter.com/45HcsncHpn

— Fuerza Aérea de Chile (@FACh_Chile) October 9, 2023

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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.