.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office claimed Monday that his elderly army advisor explored Russia to talk about the return of Israeli prisoners kept due to the Hamas militants." The Head of state's Military Secretary, Maj.-Gen. Roman Gofman returned this morning from a check out to Moscow, the target of which was to advance the prisoners deal," the office mentioned in a declaration.Gofman, who is actually actually from Belarus, was actually claimed to have spoken with Russian authorities concerning the destiny of Alexander Lobanov, a double Russian-Israeli person who was actually among 251 individuals taken hostage in the course of Hamas' Oct. 7 strike on southern Israel.On Saturday, the Israeli military recuperated the body systems of six hostages, including Lobanov's, in the Gaza Bit. Around one hundred prisoners remain in captivity, loads of whom the Israeli armed force states are very likely lifeless.Large manifestations appeared in Israel on Sunday evening in an outpouring of anguish as well as madness over the 6 hostages that were located lifeless over the weekend, with calls to hold a countrywide strike on Monday to compel the authorities to get the release of the surviving hostages.The Kremlin has actually not commented on Gofman's excursion to Moscow. Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov expressed condolences over Lobanov's death and promised to carry on pursuing giving back Alexander Trufanov, yet another Russian-Israeli hostage.Moscow, alongside dozens of other nations, has condemned Israel's perform in its own harsh war on Gaza in retaliation to the strike by Hamas militants in 2014. Together, Russia has actually enhanced armed forces and political ties with Iran, a traditional ally of Hamas.Gofman, that relocated to Israel in the 1990s, was actually the highest-ranking policeman wounded in the Oct. 7 attack, which resulted in the fatalities of 1,205 folks, typically civilians, depending on to an AFP tally based on Israeli official numbers.Israel's battle on Gaza, at the same time, has actually until now eliminated at the very least 40,691 folks in Gaza, depending on to the local area health and wellness administrative agency. The UN human rights office says many of the lifeless are actually females and children.AFP added coverage.