During the night, 11 more Ukrainians crossed the Rafah border from Gaza to Egypt. The total number of displaced Ukrainian citizens is 214 people.
On Saturday, November 11, 214 Ukrainians were evacuated from the Gaza Strip. President Vladimir Zelensky announced this in a video message.
“This work continues literally all day. The number of survivors changes almost every hour. There are already 214 of our people. We also help the residents of Moldova. We expect this number to grow,” said of the head of state. .
Zelensky thanked the Main Intelligence Directorate, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ukrainian embassies in the region, as well as all those who helped in this work.
Ukraine’s Ambassador to Israel Yevgeny Korniychuk told the telethon that on the night of November 11, 11 more Ukrainians were evacuated from the Gaza Strip to Egypt.
“Tonight, 11 more Ukrainians crossed the Rafah border from the Gaza Strip to Egypt. The total number at the moment is 214 people. Plus 9 Moldovans, whom we will evacuate with our citizens,” he said.
According to Korniychuk, in total the embassy received about 360 requests from Ukrainians wishing to evacuate from the Gaza Strip.
“The authorities of Israel and Egypt have given us 229 permits, and within the framework of these permits, citizens cross the border,” he said.
We remind you that on November 8, 43 Ukrainians were evacuated from the Gaza Strip. They are now safe in Egypt. Ukraine also helped remove 36 Moldovan citizens from the combat zone.
Earlier, the Foreign Ministry confirmed the death of four Ukrainians in Gaza, three of them children. Six other Ukrainian citizens were injured.
Source: korrespondent
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.