Over 900 people included on Russian list for evacuation from Gaza — Russian mission
Russian Politics & Diplomacy
October 31, 2023, 16:43
When asked whether there are Russians with whom there is no contact, the diplomat replied in the affirmative
MOSCOW, October 31. /TASS/. More than 900 people are on the Russian list for evacuation from the Gaza Strip, Aliya Zaripova, spokeswoman for the Russian mission to the Palestinian Authority, told TASS.
"More than 900 [people are on the evacuation list]. More than 500 of them are Russians," Zaripova said.
When asked whether there are Russians with whom there is no contact, the diplomat replied in the affirmative. "It's not that we call all 500 on a regular basis. Either they call us or we call them if we have something to report. <..> They get the information they need."
Earlier, Zaripova reported that in addition to Russian citizens, the Russian list also includes citizens of Palestine, Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Moldova.