Total of 21 Russians, 47 holders of Ukrainian passports evacuated from Gaza Strip

TEL AVIV. January 9. KAZINFORM A total of 21 Russian citizens and 47 holders of Ukrainian passports have been evacuated from the Gaza Strip, Anastasia Fyodorova, the press attache of the Russian embassy in Israel told Itar-Tass.

"We plan to take the citizens of Russia and other CIS countries, who are leaving Gaza, via the Allenby Bridge /across the River Jordan ? Itar-Tass/ to the Jordanian Kingdom's capital Amman where from they will take a flight to Moscow," Russian consul in Tel Aviv, Vladimir Yukalov said earlier. The evacuees will be taken to Moscow by jets of the Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations and Civil Defence, Kazinform refers to ITAR-TASS.