Russians in the Gaza Strip were called on to gather at the Rafah checkpoint for evacuation

To evacuate from there, Russian citizens who are currently in the Gaza Strip need to gather at the collection point at the Rafah checkpoint, reported TASS press secretary of the Russian mission to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Aliya Zaripova.

According to her, the Russians were notified of the location of the collection point in case of evacuation from the Gaza Strip. Diplomats do not have information about the deaths of Russian citizens in the Palestinian territories, the mission reported. According to her, Russians and CIS citizens can still be added to the list for evacuation from the Gaza Strip.

As Russia’s permanent representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya reported on October 18, about 1,000 Russian citizens and members of their families became virtual hostages of the military blockade of Gaza. On October 20, presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov said that Russia is ready to evacuate its citizens from the Gaza Strip, and there is a possibility for this. Peskov clarified that threats to the security of Russians in the Gaza Strip will increase exponentially after the Israeli Defense Forces begin a ground operation. On the list for evacuation from the Gaza Strip with the help of Russia, reported Previously, more than 900 people were already included, over 500 of them were Russians.

During the visit to Moscow of Hamas Politburo member Abu Marzouk, the release of foreigners from the group’s captivity and the evacuation of Russians from the Gaza Strip were discussed, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported earlier. On October 28, Hamas announced its readiness to release hostages with Russian citizenship.

On November 1, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that passed on to the authorities of the countries involved, information about Russian citizens who have applied for evacuation from the Gaza Strip.