Russia is taking measures to clarify whether any Russian nationals may be among the hostages being held by the radical Palestinian movement Hamas, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said, APA reports citing TASS.
"We are in touch with the Palestinians," the Kremlin official told journalists. "Indeed, there was some information that individuals with Russian citizenship are purportedly among the hostages," he said.
According to Peskov, "the necessary interaction is maintained in order to find out whether it is true or not, and what the future fate of these people is."
The Hamas radical group is maintaining interaction with Russia because several hostages taken to the Gaza Strip have Russian citizenship, Hamas official Mousa Abu Marzouk said on Monday. On October 8, he claimed that at least 100 new hostages had been captured. The Palestinians insist that they include not only civilians but also Israeli servicemen, including some senior officers.
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