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Russia explains relationship with Hamas
Moscow is keeping in touch with the militant group's political office in Qatar, which hosted much of the hostage negotiations
“Hamas carried out a terrorist attack on October 7, which we immediately condemned. Hamas has a political branch operating in Doha, and we have relations with that political branch, and we immediately contacted people in Doha to discuss the fate of the people taken hostage,” Lavrov explained.
By the time Israel and Hamas agreed to a temporary truce and hostage exchange last month, Russia had evacuated over 750 of its citizens, including 300 children, from the war zone, flying most back to Moscow.
https://www.rt.com/news/588851-russia-hamas-hostage-negotiations-qatar/