Russian rescuers welcome 70 nationals evacuated from Gaza

Russia has evacuated dozens of citizen from the Gaza, the country's emergency services said on Sunday. Rescuers arrived at Domodedovo airport of Moscow. Earlier, the ministry said that one of its planes had left Cairo for Moscow with 70 Russian citizens who had left Gaza through the Rafah crossing.

Israel's envoy to Moscow told Russian state media this week that with 500-600 people leaving each day, and 7,000 waiting to be evacuated, it could take two weeks to get Russian citizens out of Gaza.