MOSCOW, November 13. /TASS/. Nearly 100 Russian nationals, including more than 40 children, were evacuated from the Gaza Strip via the Rafah border crossing on Monday, a spokesman for the Russian emergencies ministry told TASS.

"Ninety-nine people - 26 men, 30 women, and 43 children - crossed the border via this checkpoint today," the spokesman said.

It was reported earlier that 98 Russians were evacuated from Gaza on Monday.

Russia’s emergencies ministry jointly with Russian diplomats are actively working to evacuate Russians from the Gaza Strip. On Sunday, 70 Russian nationals, including 28 children, crossed into Egypt via the Rafah checkpoint. Thus, 169 Russians have been evacuated over the past two days,.