On October 31, the Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for the Middle East and Africa, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Mikhail Bogdanov received the Ambassador The State of Israel in Moscow to Simona Halperin and Elena Trufanova, the mother of A. Trufanov, who is being held hostage in the Gaza Strip and has Russian citizenship.
During the conversation, M.L.Bogdanov shared information about the persistent efforts of Russian diplomacy to free Russian citizens held in Gaza. At the same time, it was confirmed that this humanitarian task is a priority in contacts with representatives of the political wing of Hamas and that consistent work in this direction will continue, including through the channels of Russian embassies in the Middle East.