The Palestinian Hamas movement released today, November 26, a hostage with Russian citizenship, the group controlling the Gaza Strip said in a statement on its Telegram channel.
“In response to the efforts of the President of Russia Vladimir Putin and in recognition of the Russian position in support of the Palestinian cause, the Islamic resistance movement Hamas released a detainee with Russian citizenship,” – they pointed there.
The Russian man released from Hamas captivity is called Ron Olegovich Krivoy. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated this to Izvestia. Maria Zakharova. She did not provide any other information.
The fact that Hamas may release an Israeli with Russian citizenship taken hostage at the request of Russia was reported earlier this Sunday by the Israeli Channel 12, citing two sources. According to the channel, he should have been released before the third group of hostages, consisting of 13 people, was released.
In early November, the Russian ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov said that Hamas, after the surprise attack by militants of the October 7 movement on the southern regions of Israel, was holding five or six Russian citizens in the Palestinian enclave.
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2023-11-26 15:03:00
