One of the leaders of Hamas was killed in the gas sector About 180 citizens of Russia and other CIS countries are evacuated from the gas sector on Friday. It is assumed that after leaving the Palestinian territory they will go to Jordan. According to Interfax , the aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies has already flown into Amman. In total, in the lists formed by Russian diplomats, more than 300 people.

The evacuation of Russian citizens and the CIS countries who wished to leave the gas sector is completed. 106 citizens of Russia and 77 - other CIS states went through the Etz border point in Israel, a representative of the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv said. In the near future, the motorcade will arrive in Jordan, from where they will be delivered to Moscow by two aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies.

The seventh day of Israeli aviation on Hamas objects in the Gaza Strip continues. Yesterday, as a result of the air raid, one of the political leaders of the radical movement Nizar Reyan was killed. The number of dead since the beginning of the operation, according to the Palestinians, reached four hundred. Palestinian militants, in turn, continue the missile shelling of Israeli territory. Israel rejected the possibility of a truce until the blows cease.

In the south of Afghanistan, a British soldier died in an explosion of Mina. This happened on January 1 in the province of Hilmain. The UK lost 138 troops killed in Afghanistan.

Poland and Romania declare a decrease in the receipt of Russian gas through the territory of Ukraine. According to Polish gas operators, gas supply was reduced by 6 percent. The Romanian company Transgaz claims a reduction of 30-40 percent.

The Pakistani authorities opened the motorway, according to which the shipments of NATO forces are delivered in Afghanistan. The Haiber Pass was closed 3 days ago - when the Pakistani military launched a special guide against militants attacking the cargo convoys. Local authorities report that the operation is ongoing.

On Tokyo on New Year's Eve, a tent camp was set up for three hundred homeless and unemployed. Volunteers feed them for free and provide legal services for those who were unfairly fired from work or put up from the factory hostel. The charity event will end on Monday. As a result of the financial crisis in Japan, tens of thousands of people lost their jobs.

In the city of Karabulak (Ingushetia), an explosive device worked in the Internet club premises tonight. According to Interfax, one person was injured - he was wounded by fragments of fraught with concrete. The investigation is conducted.

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Erdogan continues a trip to the countries of the Middle East, during which he discusses the situation with regional leaders in the gas sector. After negotiations in Cairo with Egyptian President Hosni Mubaraku Erdogan, Israel urged Israel to stop the military operation in the gas sector and remove the blockade of the sector, and the Hamas group to abandon the missile shelling of Israeli territory.

In the Ingush city of Karabulak, a prayer house of the Orthodox Church was set on fire last night. No one was injured. The fire was quickly extinguished. At the scene, police officers found bottles from under the combustible mixture. An investigation is underway.

In Ramallach, on the western coast of Jordan, thousands of Palestinians are demonstrating protest against the Israeli military operation in the gas sector. Several thousand Israeli police officers patrol Jerusalem. The day before, the leaders of the Hamas group called for anti -Israeli demonstrations in the Palestinian territories. For 7 days of Israeli bombing of Hamas objects, more than 400 Palestinians died in the gas sector. According to the UN, about a quarter of them are civilians.

In the Rostov region, more than 70 thousand people are left without gas supply due to the gust of the gas pipeline. Without gas, the city of Salsk and several villages were left. A fire arose at the gust, the gas pipeline will begin after its termination, ”ITAR -TASS reports with reference to the regional center of the Ministry of Emergencies. The liquidation of the accident will take, according to experts, at least 10 hours. The air temperature in areas without gas fell to minus 18 degrees.

On Friday, the evacuation of foreigners from the gas sector will be carried out. In the lists formed by Russian diplomats - more than 300 people. 160 of them are Russians, the rest are citizens of Ukraine, Kazakhstan and other CIS countries. It is assumed that after leaving Gaza, they will go to Jordan, where two aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies will wait for them. More than 100 citizens of other states, in particular, US, Turkey and Norway, also plan to leave Gaza.

The Israeli authorities gave permission to leave the GAZ sector 367 Palestinians with foreign passports. According to the DPA agency, the representative of the Israeli Foreign Ministry Igal Palmore, among them: 168 citizens of Russia, 85 - Ukraine, 28 - Moldova, 25 - Kazakhstan, 15 - Belarus, 33 - the United States, as well as several citizens of Turkey and Norway.