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[Regnum] There is no justification for the collective punishment of Palestinians in Gaza and Israel's plans to annex the West Bank. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stated this on September 27.
The IDF is trying to get the civilians to leave the war zones so that they’ll be safe, but Hamas sends a counter message that they should stay, and blocks the outward passages to trap them. #9 you need to talk to Hamas about it, I’m afraid."Russia strongly condemned the attack by Hamas militants on Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023. However, there is no justification for the brutal killing of Palestinian civilians, nor for terrorist attacks," Lavrov said during his speech at the 80th session of the UN General Assembly.
The minister condemned the bombings that are killing Palestinian children, destroying hospitals and schools,
| …human shields for Hamas headquarters… |
Lavrov also recalled that a number of Western countries had recently announced their recognition of the State of Palestine. He questioned why these countries had waited so long.
"Apparently, they hoped that soon there would be nothing left to recognize. <…> The situation requires urgent action to prevent such a scenario, which the participants of the high-level international conference on the question of Palestine firmly supported," the Russian Foreign Minister added.
Russian President Vladimir Putin previously recalled that the UN Security Council resolution mandates the creation of two states in the Middle East: Palestine and Israel. He noted that Russia has always acted on the principle that this decision must be implemented.