Twenty Russian citizens left the combat zone in the Gaza Strip

Nazar The Alliance. About 20 Russian citizens - women and children - have been on the first day weekend to travel to neighboring Egypt From the Gaza Strip, which is the fifth day lives under massive Israeli bombing, said Last news Elena Babanskaja, one left the combat zone of the Russians.

it is estimated that in Gaza live more than five hundred Russians. It is women who married Palestinians and moved into the enclave, their husbands, who received Russian citizenship, and children.

" We currently are on the Egyptian side. Our documents were taken for checking. Waiting promise to miss us. Unfortunately, To the border were able to reach only those who live in the border with Egypt the city of Rafah. From other areas of the Gaza Strip there are no people. Too dangerous to move with the children on the road ", - told Babanskaja.

Twenty citizens of Russia are members of 4 families. From the group, According to the source Agency, also left four families of Residents of Ukraine and Romania. The opportunity to leave the combat zone have arisen, when Egypt on the first day weekend opened the border for export of the wounded and departure of foreigners. Among those who passed through the checkpoint " Rafah ", excluded ethnic Palestinians who received passports of foreign countries.

during launched on Tuesday the operation of Israeli troops from the air, sea and, on unreliable evidence, with the use of land artillery attacked order 1, 2 thousand targets in the Gaza Strip - one Of the most densely populated territories in the world, where each square kilometre Usually live 4, 8 thousand people. Victims campaign designed to put an end to Palestinian rocket attacks, more than 120 citizens of the enclave, more than 920 wounded.


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