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Emergencies Ministry plane to bring to Moscow another group of Russians from Gaza

This is the 11th special flight carried out by the Emergencies Ministry's aviation as part of the humanitarian mission to evacuate Russian citizens and their family members from the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

MOSCOW, December 10. /TASS/. A special aircraft of the Russian Emergencies Ministry with Russian citizens and their family members evacuated from the Gaza Strip has left Cairo for Moscow, the ministry's press service told TASS.

"Another special aircraft of the Russian Emergencies Ministry took off for Moscow with Russian citizens and their family members. The task force of the Russian Emergencies Ministry in Egypt continues its work to receive people who passed through the Rafah checkpoint. This is the 11th special flight carried out by the Emergencies Ministry's aviation as part of the humanitarian mission to evacuate Russian citizens and their family members from the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict," the statement said.

The press service pointed out that the Russian citizens and their family members who crossed the border will be sent by buses in a single column to Cairo, where Russian rescuers, psychologists and doctors will provide them with all necessary medical and psychological care, food and water.

The day before, about 100 Russians crossed the checkpoint with their relatives. According to the Emergencies Ministry, since the beginning of the humanitarian operation, more than 1,000 people have been evacuated from the conflict zone, of whom more than 940 people, including more than 420 children, have been brought to Russia by ten Emergencies Ministry planes.