Official representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, said that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) confirmed the transfer of two Russian women by the Hamas movement. She reported this TASS.
“The ICRC confirmed that two of our citizens were transferred to it by Hamas: Irina Aleksandrovna Tatti and Elena Yulianovna Trufanova,” Zakharova said. said.
It was noted that those released were related to each other, mother and daughter.
It was previously reported that two Russian women, who were released by the Palestinian Hamas movement, were taken from the Gaza Strip to the Egyptian side of the Rafah checkpoint. According to the television channel, two women with Russian and Israeli citizenship reached the Egyptian side of the Rafah checkpoint. Television reporters emphasized that 10 Israeli detainees in the Gaza Strip, who were planned to be released on November 29, have not yet been handed over to the Egyptian side.
According to Israeli media, one of those released is Elena Trufanova, whose son and girlfriend are still held hostage in the Gaza Strip.
Former Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu promised to destroy It is Hamas.