Russian employees of the foreign Ministry, using the " humanitarian truce ", taken to Egypt from the Gaza Strip about fifty compatriots Together with several dozen Residents of Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan.
Two buses going from Moscow to the city of Gaza to the border crossing " Rafah ", picking up people along the route." according to the final data, in the first - 40 citizens of Russia and four Residents of Ukraine. More than fifty percent of them children. In the 2nd - six citizens of Russia and 35-40 Residents of Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan ", - said the organizers of the RIA " Novosti ". Secure passage to the borderline with Egypt occurred on the tenth day of the fighting in Gaza, when both Israel and Palestinian militants had agreed, at the request of the UN to stop the mutual attacks on five hours, from 10. 00 to fifteen. 00 local time (11. 00-16. 00 Moscow time). On Tuesday, a military and political Cabinet of Israel has agreed to accept the Egyptian proposal to stop the fire in the Gaza Strip. The Israeli army, obeying the decision of the political leadership of the country, stopped military operations in Gaza. However, in jeden the renewal of the Israeli strikes on Gaza as Palestinian militants did not support a ceasefire. In the night of Wednesday, the Israeli air force attacked 25 targets in the Gaza Strip, among the affected objects - eight masked launchers for missiles and two workshops for manufacturing rockets. Remember, Palestine and Israel exchanged missile last week. on 8 July, the Israeli army announced the start of operations against Hamas. The operation was called " line of defense ". 10 July, a source in the Israeli army said that over the next days will be made a conclusion about ground operation in the Gaza Strip. Authorized Hamas Fawzi of Barhoum said that if the ground operation of Israel in Gaza, the Palestinians will be ready to kidnap Israeli soldiers. The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu said that he did not know, how many will continue the military Operation in the Gaza Strip.

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