Russias Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned Israels restored barrage of the Gaza Strip, the most dangerous given that a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas worked in January.At least 413 people were killed in the current strikes, according to the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza.
Moscow deeply is sorry for Israels resumption of its military operation in the Gaza Strip, the Foreign Ministry said.
Russia strongly condemns any action that results in the death of civilians and damage of social infrastructure.
The Kremlin warned that the strikes risked activating a spiral of escalation.
We are keeping an eye on the circumstance extremely carefully and, obviously, we are awaiting it to go back to a peaceful course, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov informed reporters.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahus workplace said the operation was ordered after Hamass repeated refusal to release hostages seized during its October 2023 attack.