Tuesday, December 30, 2008

We started preparations for the evacuation of Russians from the Gaza Strip.

Russian diplomats have begun preparations to evacuate Russian citizens from the Gaza Strip. That was reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press attache of the Russian Embassy in Israel Anastasia Fyodorova.
Diplomats have started to compile lists of candidates for the exit, which will then need to agree with the Israeli authorities. On the specific timing of the evacuation is not yet under way.
According to RIA Novosti, leave the Gaza Strip has expressed a desire to 30 people - 28 Russians and two citizens of Moldova. It is noted that some of the Russians in the Palestinian territories difficult to reach because of poor communication, therefore, is not all aware of the preparations to evacuate.
The majority of Russian citizens in the Gaza Strip - it is the wives and children of Palestinians uchivshihsya in the former Soviet Union.
Israel is the second day of a large-scale operation in Gaza against the militant Palestinian movement Hamas. According to the latest data, a large number of air strikes killed more than 270 people.

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