Hamas leadership named Russia "closest friend" - Newsweek

Representatives of fighters received a list of people with dual citizenship, who may be among other people who are hostage in the Gaza sector. Russia is "our closest friend", said Hamas representative against the background of the threat of a large -scale land operation of the Israeli army. About it reports Newsweek. Representatives of Hamas fighters received a list of people with dual citizenship who may be among other people who are hostage in the Gaza sector.

The high -ranking representative Hamas Musa Abu Marzuk reported to the Russian media that Palestinian militants were trying to find eight Russian hostages and are ready to release them. "From the Russian side through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, we have received a list of people with dual citizenship," Marzuk said. "We are very careful about this list because we view Russia as our closest friend," said Hamas, who was allocated in a separate category of terrorists in a separate category .

Last Sunday, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Bogdanov stated that during a meeting in Moscow last week, Hamas representatives promised to assist with the search for hostages and take all measures to liberate the Russians. Before the ground operation, Israel conducted a series of gas strokes. Last Saturday, October 28, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyaga stated that Israel was launching a new stage of Hamas war in Gas and promised to destroy the enemy over and underground.