Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of Rossiya Segodnya media group and RT television channel, reported that 12 members of the family of RT cameraman Khalid Elderra were killed after Israel bombed the Gaza Strip. She wrote about this subject herself telegram channel.
According to Simonyan, among the dead were the operator’s brother, two sisters, four nephews, an aunt and cousins. He stated that two girls, aged 3 and 5, were left fatherless.
Simonyan also expressed his condolences to Elderra and his relatives.
7 October Hamas forces launched Several thousand rockets were launched into Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. In this context, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The Israel Defense Forces intervention operation was called “Iron Swords” and one of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. Israeli Air Force applied Hundreds of the group’s facilities in the Gaza Strip were attacked, and Israel’s National Security Council decided to cut off water, food, materials, electricity and fuel supplies to the region.
Previously in Russia in the name Possible date for the end of Israel’s war with Hamas.