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Expressing their "very deep concern" at the return of war in the Middle East, the Russian authorities did not condemn the atrocities perpetrated on Saturday by Hamas against civilians in Israel, limiting themselves to calling on Israelis and Palestinians for an "immediate ceasefire" through the voice of the spokeswoman of the diplomacy, Maria Zakharova. The "most credible" solution is the creation of a Palestinian state, Lavrov repeated. However, the Russian foreign minister considered premature the mediation efforts urged on Monday by the secretary general of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, who arrived in the Russian capital the day before for talks.
Moscow is primarily concerned about the consequences of this new convulsion in the Middle East on the "mother of all battles" in the eyes of the Russians - the war in Ukraine. Russia "is already exploiting and likely will continue to exploit Hamas' attacks in Israel to ...
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