The Palestinian government will provide assistance in the evacuation of Russian citizens from the Gaza Strip to Egypt. People will be able to fly home from there, according to reports TASS Referring to Abdel Hafez Nofal, Palestinian Ambassador in Moscow.
The diplomat noted that he recently discussed relevant actions with representatives of the Russian Federation. In particular, employees of the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs participated in the discussion.
“They will do everything possible for the Russians, and we will help. “I met with our embassy in Egypt, the issue is being resolved,” the ambassador said.
Nofal added that Palestinian authorities are helping Russia to remove citizens from the conflict zone. According to him, the government is “at least” taking measures to evacuate those who want to leave the Gaza Strip and go to Egypt.
As the head of the diplomatic mission stated, it is not currently possible to send aircraft directly to the Gaza Strip. The official explained that the return of people to Moscow by air is possible only from the territory of Egypt and Israel.
13 October Representative of the UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric statedIt was stated that Israel requested the evacuation of 1.1 million Palestinians from the north of the Gaza Strip before the land operation. According to the international organization, country officials stated that the withdrawal of people should be completed within 24 hours.
On the same day, UN Secretary General António Guterres named Such an order from the Israeli government is extremely dangerous. He explained that in some cases it was impossible to evacuate such a large number of civilians.
Former Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the UN Vasily Nebenzya spoke About the inaction of the international organization in resolving the situation in the Middle East.