Russian ambassador in Tel Aviv meets with a Russian released from the Gaza Strip

Russian Ambassador in Tel Aviv Anatoly Viktorov has met with Russian-Israeli citizen Alexander Trufanov, who was released from the Gaza Strip. This was reported by the Russian Embassy in Israel on February 15.

"Viktorov handed Alexander a passport certifying the identity of a citizen of the Russian Federation outside the territory of the Russian Federation, which he understandably failed to receive in time," the embassy said in a statement on its Telegram channel.

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Trufanov was captured a week before the date set in the consular department for obtaining an identity document. On February 15, he was handed over to Red Cross officials. In addition to him, U.S. citizen Sagi Dekel Hen and Israeli Yair Horn were released.