Three Ukrainians killed in the Gaza Strip

This was reported to Ukrinform by Foreign Ministry spokesman Oleh Nikolenko.

The total number of confirmed casualties among Ukrainians in Israel: 19 dead and one missing person. In the Gaza Strip - three dead, - he said.

Also, Oleh Nikolenko today confirmed that among the dead Ukrainians in the Gaza Strip there are two children.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine confirms the death in the Gaza Strip of two Ukrainian children born in 2014 and 2017. Their identities have been established," he said.

We will remind, on 7 October militants of the Islamic movement Hamas attacked Israel. Terrorists fired hundreds of rockets at Israeli cities, seized military bases and took prisoners. Israel began to repel the attacks.

The evacuation of Ukrainian citizens has been organised from Israel . According to Vladimir Zelensky, there are almost 260 Ukrainians in the Gaza Strip. Work is continuing to evacuate them.