Palestine’s Ambassador to Russia, Abdel Hafez Nofal, said that the country’s officials are in communication with Russia. TASS.
“Of course, we are in communication every day. We follow what is said at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, what Mr. (Russian Foreign Minister Sergei – socialbites.ca) Lavrov said,” Nofal said.
Previously Nofal statedHamas did not say it could release the hostages. Earlier, Hafiz Nofal said that Palestine trusts Russia and China to resolve the conflict in the Middle East.
Before this Nofal declarationHe said that the Palestinian government would provide assistance in the evacuation of Russian citizens from the Gaza Strip to Egypt. 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.
On October 13, UN Secretary-General Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said Israel had requested the evacuation of 1.1 million Palestinians from the northern Gaza Strip ahead of the ground operation. According to the international organization, country officials stated that the withdrawal of people should be completed within 24 hours.
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.