"Russia is helping us, and we hope that the assistance will continue, but we also would like it to be intensified. I had a meeting with the Russian health minister yesterday, and we agreed on a road map to strengthen this medical assistance," Ramadan said.
Earlier this year, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Vershinin told Sputnik that Moscow was ready to expand the humanitarian assistance it was providing to the citizens of the Gaza Strip. However, a ceasefire is crucial for effective delivery of humanitarian aid, he added.