The Ambassador of Israel to Ukraine Michael Brodsky wrote that 23 Ukrainians died as a result of the war between Israel and Hamas.
"As a result of the Hamas attack on Israel, 23 citizens of Ukraine were killed. This is the second number of foreigners killed during the attack after the United States," he noted.
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At the same time, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine in a comment to "Babel" noted that these are the data of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Israel, and they are approximate, while Kyiv has information about 13 dead and 6 missing Ukrainians.
- On October 7, Hamas forces invaded the territory of Israel. In response, Israel began bombing the Gaza Strip. There are already at least 1 400 dead on the Israeli side, and more than 3 000 on the Palestinian side. There are currently almost 260 Ukrainians in the Gaza Strip. The UN declared numerous violations of human rights on both sides.
- On October 17, the Ministry of Health, controlled by the Palestinian movement Hamas, announced an airstrike on the Ahli-Arab hospital in the Gaza Strip. According to Al Jazeera, about 500 people died.