A Ukrainian woman was killed in an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip as it continues its response to the attack earlier this month by Hamas militants, the head of the Ukrainian embassy's representative in the Palestinian Authority, Maksym Tyokin, told Ukraine’s Suspilne on Oct. 19.
Hundreds of Ukrainians have been caught in the crossfire inside the Gaza Strip after Hamas terrorist attacks on Oct. 7 prompted Israel to respond with a total blockade and intense bombardment of the small Palestinian enclave. Ukraine is now working to evacuate 243 Ukrainian citizens from Gaza, which has plunged into a "humanitarian catastrophe," Ukraine's Human Rights Commissioner Dmytro Lubynets said on national television on Oct. 14.