‘Missiles pass over the house’, ‘They closed the airspace’, ‘Nobody leaves’: Brazilians report routine after attacks between the USA, Israel and Iran

Legendary man prevented from leaving Dubai after conflict in the Middle East recalls the day of the attack Brazilians in Dubai, Tehran and other cities in the Middle East have lived for days in fear since the start of attacks by the United States and Israel against Iran, on Saturday (28), which provoked retaliation and closed airports in the region. 💡 The US and Israel justified the offensive under the justification of destroying the Iranian nuclear program and preventing the supposed manufacture of nuclear weapons. Iran vehemently denies seeking weapons and claims its program is exclusively peaceful. Amid explosions, sirens, flight cancellations and unstable communications, Brazilians report their routine in the region and say they are safe, but mention the uncertainty about when they will be able to return home; Among residents, anxiety is growing about when the situation in the country should return to normal. (see one of the reports in the video above). For doctor Abdel Latif, who lives in Valinhos and is part of the Islamic Society of Campinas, the war directly affects his own family. “My family lives in a village near the city of Bethlehem. It is on the border between the West Bank and Israel (…) Iran is attacking the country it attacked first. So, it is attacking Israel. The missiles that reach Israel pass over my family’s house”, explains the doctor. ‘Missiles pass over my family’s house’, says Palestinian doctor from Valinhos Lawyer Leno Gomes used social media to report what the last few days have been like in Dubai after the group of around 30 Amazonians who are members of the Legendários movement were unable to leave the United Arab Emirates. “We finished the Top [evento] and we descended the mountain very successfully, and then the war broke out. We couldn’t leave here because of security. They closed the airspace, closed all access routes to other places, in other words, we cannot leave, however, we are safe and well”, he said. A group of 36 people who left Sergipe are staying in a hotel in Dubai, which has an underground shelter. To g1, civil engineer Iago Menezes reported that the first days after the attacks were tense, but stated that the government of the United Arab Emirates and the Brazilian Embassy have been guiding the group. Alagoas native Élton Arabia, midfielder and idol in the Middle East, recorded a video in which he comments on the tension caused by the conflict “We are still in that tension. Today, they intercepted a missile near here […] I’m starting to get worried. They say it’s under control, but they’re still having a lot of attacks. Complicated situation. They closed the airport, no one leaves and no one enters”, explained the athlete. Alagoan Élton Arabia talks about tension in the Middle East Reproduction Former BBB19 participant Elana Valenária reported moments of tension during her vacation in Dubai. According to the actress and influencer, it was possible to hear, on Saturday (28), explosions from the hotel where she is staying. “I’m safe here. Yesterday was a scarier day, because you saw missile fighter planes flying overhead and heard explosions”, commented the actress. Ex-BBB Elana Valenária takes shelter in a shelter in the basement of a hotel during attacks in Dubai The couple Bruna and Marcos Moreira, from Brasília, were traveling from Vietnam to Doha, Qatar, on February 28. Around 30 minutes before landing, Qatar’s airspace was closed and the plane had to make a detour and land in Oman. “At the time, everyone [no avião] he was apprehensive. Our entire return home depends on Qatar’s airspace reopening, and we don’t know when that will happen”, says Bruna. Digital influencer Ana Lorenzetti is accompanied by travel agent Carlos Volpe and a group of 17 tourists on the cruise that would depart from Dubai and visit other cities in the United Arab Emirates and also Qatar and Bahrain. They embarked on Saturday (28) and on the same night they received warnings of missiles and drones in the region. “The most tense moment was on Saturday night, when the government sent warnings, which made me scared. Alerts on our cell phone, asking us to stay safe because of missile alerts. We had a night of nervousness, tension, but yesterday everything was getting back on track”, she reports. Businesswoman Nayara Araújo reported moments of tension in Dubai after the attacks. Resident of Goiânia, she is in the country for work. Nayara Araújo vented the fear she felt in the early hours when the attacks began in Dubai Reproduction/Instagram by Nayara Araújo “In that moment of despair in the early hours of the morning, when we started to hear the first explosions, my legs They stopped, I tried to send a message to my brother saying: ‘Take care of my son’. All I could think about was him,” he reported in a post. Brazilian three-time jiu-jitsu world champion William Salvino was in the capital Tehran to train the local team when the first explosions began. “When I heard the first bombing, it even shook the building I was in, it was so strong. I got up in a daze, not knowing where I was yet. Many people running with their hands on their heads,” he said, in a message sent to his fiancée shortly after the attack. The doctor and director-president of the Municipal Sports Foundation (Funesp) of Campo Grande, Sandro Benites, had his flight back to Brazil canceled and is still in Dubai. Benites had been on vacation since February 19th. “We heard some bangs, everyone heard them in the city. We don’t know if it was a missile interception. There is a lot of news, a lot of fake news, a lot of artificial intelligence circulating. Several tourist tours have been cancelled,” he said. Director of Funesp is trapped in Dubai after escalation of international conflict A man from Rio Grande do Sul who has lived with his wife and two children in Dubai for 10 years told g1 about the moments of fear his family experienced. Fabricio Leite received two emergency alerts on his cell phone within a span of 7 minutes. The statement from local authorities cited a “potential missile threat” and asked people to seek “immediate shelter in the nearest safe building.” The family lives in a three-story residence and spent the next few hours on the ground floor. “Near the bathroom, which is our shelter”, highlights Fabricio. A group of 22 residents from Espírito Santo are on a ship in a port in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, with no plans to return to Brazil. Some missiles had already fallen here and drones.” Nayllane Aquino, 29 years old, reported moments of tension experienced in recent days, in Dubai. The Bahian woman traveled to the United Arab Emirates for the first time. “Right now, I feel very scared to be here, in the middle of everything that is happening. As I’ve never been through a situation like this, anxiety also attacks me a lot, I’m very anxious and unfortunately I can’t do anything”, he reported. War USA and Israel x Iran United States and Israel launched a major attack against Iran on Saturday morning (28), which triggered a war between the three countries. Explosions were recorded in the capital Tehran and in several other Iranian cities. The bombings killed the supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and other high-ranking members of the military and government leadership In total, 555 people have been killed since the attacks began in the country, said the Iranian Red Crescent humanitarian organization in an update this Monday (2). In response to the attacks by the US and Israel, Iran fired missiles at Israeli territory and at US military bases in the Middle East. This exchange of attacks has continued since then, with daily bombings against Israel and Iran, being witnessed in other countries in the region. Trump promised to “avenge them.” “Unfortunately, there will be more.” [mortes] before [a guerra] end. But the United States will avenge its dead and deal the most devastating blow to terrorists who are basically waging war against civilization,” the US president said on Sunday. US and Israel carry out coordinated attack on Iran Destruction in Tehran after US attacks Reuters

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