About 20 Russians went on the first day weekend in Egypt From the Gaza Strip, which is the fifth day lives under massive Israeli bombing, said one left the combat zone Russians Elena Babanskaja.
" 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, RIA " Novosti ". Twenty citizens of Russia are members of 4 families. From the group 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. 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. Remember, Palestine and Israel exchanged missile last 3 weeks. On Tuesday, the Israeli army announced the start of operations against Hamas. The operation was called " line of defense ". On Wednesday, Palestinian militants fired 40 rockets at Israeli towns. In response to the night of Wednesday the Israeli army (IDF) hit 160 targets in the Gaza Strip. On Thursday, a source in the Israeli army said that over the next days will be made a conclusion about ground operation in the Gaza Strip. At this point in time mobilized About 33 thousand reservists Israeli army. They deployed before the border with the Gaza Strip and are ready to enter its territory with the assistance of tanks and artillery. Authorized Hamas Fawzi of Barhoum said that if the ground operation of Israel in Gaza, the Palestinians will gotovyat Israeli soldiers.

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