Russia’s Putin Expresses Concern Over Civilian Death in Gaza
Russian President Vladimir Putin has expressed his concern over the rising number of civilian casualties in the besieged Gaza Strip saying that his country is keenly watching the great pain Palestinans are passing through.
He made the statement according to Kremlin officials on Tuesday when he hosted the Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abass in Moscow on Tuesday.
Israel has launched indiscriminate attacks on Gaza targeting civilian facilities including schools, hospitals and refugee camps. The Israeli forces say that the Palestinian Hamas fighters are among the civilians.
“Everyone is well aware that Russia today, unfortunately, must defend its interests and defend its people with arms in hand. But what is happening in the Middle East, what is happening in Palestine, of course, does not go unnoticed on our part,” Putin said, according to a Kremlin transcript.
“And of course, we are watching with great pain and anxiety the humanitarian catastrophe that has unfolded in Palestine,” he added.
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