The number of Ukrainian citizens killed in Israel has increased to seven. Foreign Ministry speaker Oleg Nikolenko announced this on Facebook today, Ukrinform reports.
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The death toll of Ukrainians in Israel has risen to seven. The consuls have established their personal data, are in contact with relatives and are taking measures to repatriate the bodies, Nikolenko informed.
According to him, nine more Ukrainians were injured of varying degrees of severity, and nine more Ukrainians are considered missing. The embassy is working with Israeli security services to find them. As of October 11, the deaths of three Ukrainians were confirmed.
Ukrainian diplomats are preparing the first evacuation flight from Israel to Romania for Saturday, October 14.
More than a thousand Ukrainian citizens have asked for help in leaving Israel due to canceled flights. Diplomats are preparing the first evacuation flight to Romania for Saturday, October 14,” Nikolenko noted.
He added that the Foreign Ministry is working on organizing additional evacuation flights.
Details will be sent to citizens who have provided their data to the Ukrainian embassy in Tel Aviv,” the Foreign Ministry speaker informed.
About 200 Ukrainians have expressed their desire to evacuate from the Gaza Strip. At the same time, due to lack of security, travel is not yet possible, he stated.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ukrainian embassies in Israel, Egypt, Jordan, as well as other involved Ukrainian departments are making active efforts to extract our people as quickly as possible,” he assured.
Let us remind you that on the morning of October 7, the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched an attack on Israel. The militants broke into the country, simultaneously launching a massive missile strike. Israel officially declared a state of war and mobilized 300,000 reservists to respond to the terrorist attack.
Source: Racurs
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