Approximately 500 more Russian citizens are expected to be evacuated to the Rafah checkpoint between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Urologist Iyad Salha from the region, who came to Moscow from Cairo on the night of November 25 with the evacuation flight of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies, explained this situation to journalists. RIA News.
According to the man, the journey from home to the checkpoint took about three days.
12 November EMERCOM of the Russian Federation reported At the beginning of the evacuation of citizens of the Russian Federation from the Gaza Strip to Egypt through the Rafah checkpoint. On the same day, a column with the first 70 Russian evacuees moved to Cairo.
On the night of November 25, a plane belonging to the Russian Ministry of Emergencies landed at Moscow Domodedovo Airport. On board were 105 Russians and their family members, including 55 children, who had been evacuated from Gaza.
Later recognizedAmong the evacuated people was a girl injured in a mine explosion.
Russians who previously fled the Gaza Strip said about life in a war zone.