MOSCOW, November 4. /TASS/. Russian diplomats’ evacuation from Ramallah has not been planned, Aliya Zaripova, spokeswoman for the Russian Mission to the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), told TASS.

"There are no plans to evacuate diplomats from the West Bank," she said in response to a question.

Zaripova added that it is relatively calm in the West Bank.

"It is not more dangerous than usual," she said.

Tensions flared up in the Middle East after Hamas militants from the Gaza Strip attacked Israeli territory on October 7, when many Israelis living in the settlements near the border were killed and more than 200 people, including children, women and the elderly, were taken hostage. Hamas views its attack as a response to Israeli authorities’ steps against the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. Israel declared a total blockade of the Gaza Strip and launched bombardments of the enclave and some areas in Lebanon and Syria. Clashes are also reported in the West Bank.