On November 20, the fifth group of evacuees from the Gaza Strip – 117 Russians and family members (Palestinians, citizens of Ukraine and Sweden) arrived from Cairo to Moscow on a special flight of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
At Domodedovo Airport, employees of the Situation and Crisis Center, the Consular Department and other departments of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs provided the necessary assistance in processing documents, passing border and migration control.
In total, 561 people were able to withdraw from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing to Egypt. Of these, 525 people have already been delivered to Russia by planes of the Ministry of Emergency Situations.
The coordinated work of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and other relevant departments, our diplomatic missions in Cairo, Tel Aviv, Ramallah and Doha continues. In the coming days, it is planned to remove the remaining Russian citizens and their family members from the conflict zone.
