He Minister of National Defense, Javier Garcíaconfirmed that the Uruguayan soldiers who carry out peace missions in the Middle East are safe after the outbreak of the war between the State of Israel and Gaza.
The Uruguayan contingents are located in places surrounding the conflict zone, more precisely in the Golan Heights (border between Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and Syria), and in the Sinai Peninsulain Egypt.
The minister Garcia He assured this afternoon at a press conference that since Saturday morning the ministry learned of the Hamas attack, as well as the subsequent declaration of war by the State of Israel.
“There in the region we have two contingents, a mission of 210 compatriots who are in the Golan Heights in Syria (UNDOF Mission)41 compatriots who are in Sinai (MFO Mission) and 1 observer who is in Lebanon,” he commented Garcia.
The Ministry of Defense maintains constant communication with the Uruguayan military in the Middle East
The owner of the Ministry of National Defense He stated that since Saturday they have communicated daily with the Uruguayan commanders in the region.
“Up to this moment the situation is without any type of consequence of the war for our contingents. They are at their bases,” said the minister.
Likewise, he specified that the observer who is in Lebanon is in a bunker of the United Nations Organization (UN).
Nevertheless, Garcia He stressed that these are the news “up to this minute,” and that they vary rapidly. “We are constantly attentive,” she stressed.
“It just so happened that this week he is relieving one of the contingents,” he said. Garciawho added that on Thursday “the 210 compatriots who were in the Golan Heights will be in Uruguay and there will be 210 new soldiers who will be there relieving and beginning their mission for one year,” the minister concluded.
Source: Ambito
