Israeli Ambassador: Three more Russians are being held hostage by Hamas. According to the diplomat, Hamas holds 134 people hostage in total.
In February, Abu Ubaydah, a spokesman for the militant wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said that the losses among hostages in the Gaza Strip had become significant. The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Moscow is in contact on the issue of releasing the remaining Russians from Hamas captivity.