The ambassador of Israel to Russia, Alexander Ben Zvi, has revealed that the Middle Eastern country is actively mobilizing Russian-Israeli dual citizens. This information was reported by TASS.
According to Ben Zvi, these individuals are considered Israeli citizens and are entitled to the same rights and privileges as any other Israeli citizen. He emphasized that thousands of Russian citizens have already been called up to serve in the Israeli army.
Prior to this, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) distributed an additional 10,000 bulletproof vests to reservists ahead of the operation in Gaza.
On October 7th, Hamas launched thousands of rockets towards Israeli territory and declared the start of the “Flood of Al-Aqsa” operation. Thousands of militants infiltrated Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military vehicles and over a hundred hostages. Against this backdrop, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was in a state of war.
The IDF’s retaliatory operation has been named “Iron Swords,” with the goal of destroying Hamas. The Israeli Air Force has carried out strikes on hundreds of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, while the Israeli National Security Council has decided to halt the supply of water, food, goods, electricity, and fuel to the region. On October 13th, Israel informed the United Nations that 1.1 million Palestinians must evacuate to the south of Gaza within 24 hours in anticipation of a ground operation.
Earlier, Hollywood actors wrote a letter to President Biden urging him to stop the violence in Israel and Gaza.
