Russia delivers 27 tonnes of food supplies for people in Gaza

Russia has delivered 27 tonnes of food supplies for civilians in the Gaza Strip set to be transferred from Egypt the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on FridayTaking to X Russias Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated 27 tonnes of food supplies delivered by Russias EMERCOM and transferred to the Egyptian Red Crescent for distribution among the people of the Gaza Strip in need Every bit helpsRussias Deputy Minister Ilya Denisov in a statement said A special plane has taken off from the airport at Ramenskoye near Moscow for ElArish in Egypt The Russian humanitarian aid will be handed over to the Egyptian Red Crescent to be sent to the Gaza Strip He added the aid comprised wheat sugar rice and pastaEarlier on Tuesday the office of Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared details of his telephonic conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin saying that the former briefed him on the ongoing counteroffensive against Hamas following the October 7 terror attacksIt posted further that Israeli PM Netanyahu told the Russian President that the Israeli forces wont relent till they eliminate HamasThe Prime Minister made it clear that Israel had been attacked by brutal and abhorrent murderers had gone to war determined and united and would not stop until it had destroyed Hamass military and governing capabilities the Israeli PMs office posted furtherAccording to the Russian Foreign Ministry during their telephone conversation Putin highlighted the measures Russia is taking to stop the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip from escalating furtherPresident of Russia Vladimir Putin spoke with Prime Minister of the State of Israel netanyahu over the phone the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia posted on XPresident Putin laid out the steps being taken by Russia to prevent the further escalation of violence in the Gaza Strip it addedMoscow said the conversation was centred on the crisis situation resulting from the brutal escalation of the IsraeliPalestinian conflict The Israeli side was in particular informed of the essential points of telephone correspondences that took place today with the leaders of Palestine Egypt Iran and Syria the Kremlin said in a statementThe Russian President also expressed his sincere condolences to the families and friends of the deceased Israelis the Kremlin said Along with that he informed the Israeli leader of the measures taken by Russia to promote the normalisation of the situation prevent a further escalation of violence and prevent a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza StripMeanwhile Israels Minister of Foreign Affairs Eli Cohen and 22 ambassadors and diplomats from countries whose citizens have been abducted have called for the immediate release of the abductees and to permit visits by the International Red Cross Cohen said the release of the abductees is Israels foremost priorityCohen held a meeting with dozens of foreign ambassadors whose citizens have been held by Hamas in Gaza and asked to pressurise Hamas to ensure their smooth releaseTaking to X Cohen reposted Israel Hebrews statement on X stating We demand that the international organizations and the Red Cross reach out to the abductees in order to verify their condition and the conditions in which they are being heldThe Minister of Foreign Affairs elicoh1 together with 22 ambassadors and diplomats from countries that have abductees calling for the immediate release of the abductees and to allow visits by the Red Cross The meeting was attended by ambassadors from Tanzania Russia Romania Portugal Peru Serbia Colombia Austria Ethiopia Argentina Philippines Georgia Sri Lanka France Mexico Denmark Hungary Italy Thailand Canada the Netherlands Poland and the European Union he addedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for the dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever