MOSCOW, November 15. /TASS/: The Russian emergencies ministry’s Il-76 plane brought to Moscow another group of Russian citizens evacuated from the Gaza Strip, the ministry’s chief spokesman Roman Okhotenko told TASS early on Wednesday.
"The Russian emergencies ministry’s Il-76 plane has landed with 98 Russian citizens evacuated from the Gaza Strip on board. They were accompanied by doctors and counselors of the Russian emergencies ministry.
The evacuation from the Gaza Strip of Russian citizens who found themselves in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is organized by the Russian Emergencies Ministry in coordination with diplomats. The first group of 70 Russian citizens crossed the Rafah checkpoint into the territory of Egypt on November 12.
According to Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, more than 1,000 people have registered for evacuation from the Gaza Strip, including "Russian citizens, compatriots, and 300 minors."
The first Il-76 plane with 70 evacuees on board landed in Moscow on Monday.
