The diplomatic mission in Palestine reported no information about Russians among the hostages
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There is no confirmed information about Russian citizens among the hostages taken in Israel by Hamas militants. This was reported by the press secretary of the representative office of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) Aliya Zaripova, transmits “RIA News”.
“There is no such confirmed information yet. We’re checking,” she said.
October 9 Reuters, citing a Hamas representative reportedthat the militants captured Israelis with dual citizenship, including Russian. The exact number of hostages has not been disclosed.
On the same day, the Russian Embassy in Israel reported about the death of one Russian citizen as a result of a Hamas attack. Four more Russians are still missing. In total, relatives of nine Russian citizens contacted the embassy for help and did not contact them.
On the morning of October 7, Hamas began military operations against Israel. The militants attacked army border units and entered Israeli populated areas, where they captured an unknown number of hostages, both military and civilian.
The Israeli Army (IDF) responded by launching Operation Iron Swords, and the Israeli government announced that the country had entered a state of war. On October 9, the IDF announced the restoration of control over all populated areas of Israel and the transition to the phase of the complete destruction of Hamas.
The total number of deaths in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, according to the latest data, exceeded 1500 people.
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