During a planned religious tourist trip to the holy places of Israel. The group of 52 people, including 47 from Nayarit, were surprised by the conflict in the region between the Hamas terrorist group and Israel.

The group is expected to take a scheduled commercial flight this Monday to return to Mexico from Madrid. but announced cancellation due to the closure of the airport in Tel Aviv.

Lawyer originally from the municipality of Tecuala Sergio Armando Peralta Herrera He said that on Saturday morning, his birthday, while visiting the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem, alarms sounded and rockets were seen in the sky, so his guide ordered them to return to the Ambassador Hotel where they were staying. shelter in an underground bunker.

“We leave the hotel at 8 am and head to the Mount of Olives. and as soon as we got there, it turns out that the alarms start sounding very loudly and we see how high in the sky, here in Jerusalem, rockets are thundering, and the guide tells us that we urgently need to return to the hotel to take shelter, ” He said Aristegui News.

Most Nayarits come from the municipality of Tekuala. from the parish of San Felipe de Jesus in San Felipe Astatan; Parish of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary of Guadalupe Municipal Center, in addition to the Church of San Antonio from Tepic And five people from Michoacanas well as tourist guides and other people from Mazatlan, Sinaloa.

He said that there are 52 people who organized go to the Holy Land for a year and they bought a trip from a travel agency in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.

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“We are one hundred percent Catholics who came We are accompanied by two priests, which is exactly how this trip was planned.. And well, we did not complete our route due to the circumstances that are happening here in the country, but well, what we want is peace of mind as we and our families return safely to our destination,” he said.

Peralta Herrera said that The group was contacted by Nayarit government secretary Rocío Esther González. ask them for information about conditions, travel information and other information, which the tourist guides suggested the local authorities respond to.

Advocate He stressed that everything is fine with the group, they are afraid, but are waiting to return home. and said that They were in a hotel bunker where they were offered all kinds of attention.

“No one was physically hurt, we are fine. We become anxious and have no choice but to calm the group, calm down, support each other and take shelter. It is closed, it is a sealed room with armored doors, it is completely closed, it is in the basement of the hotel, and we had to go there in case of emergency. Everything was taken care of well, we were taken care of very well (…) We, foreigners, are not used to this, but they live their normal lives, they perceive these missiles as the norm, those alarms that sound, but that’s how they live,” he said.

Until Sunday their flight was open, but this Monday it was announced that flights were suspended again; They will now have to wait to see whether commercial flights will resume or whether they will be rescued by a plane sent by the Mexican government in the next few hours.

“We will wait. In case things get complicated, Then we will notify them (the authorities) so that they can make a decision and send us the ransom,” he said.

Peralta Herrera noted that although the news about the situation in this place is alarming, The group he is traveling with is at the shelter, waiting for the opportunity to return and talk about their experiences.

“Well, I can tell you the experience that we have had here, we are not 100% completing the routes, we have a lot of things left, but well, we had the opportunity to visit some places, sacred places, holy, sacred and with this we fed our soul, our spirit. and I want to convey to you these emotions from being here. Tell all our relatives that with God’s help we will get out,” he said.