Russia has warned that It is increasingly unsafe to remain in Israel and has told Russian citizens to leave the country immediately.
The warning was issued by Russia’s ambassador to Israel as conflict in the region reaches boiling point after Iran fired nearly 200 missiles at the Jewish state in response to IDF strikes on Lebanon.
RT reports: Speaking to TASS news agency on Thursday, Anatoly Viktorov expressed alarm over the “heightened escalation” in the Middle East.
“We are advising those who are currently in Israel to think about leaving while there are still regular flights” operated by airlines including Israeli national carrier El Al, the diplomat told TASS.
Viktorov urged Russian nationals to consider “risks to their lives and health” before making decisions about traveling to Israel. “The situation in Israel and the neighboring countries is highly intense,” he stressed.
Multiple Russian airlines canceled flights over Israel, Iran and Iraq earlier this week in line with recommendations from Russia’s civil aviation agency. Iran’s missile barrage prompted a Doha-bound plane carrying a Russian deputy prime minister to turn around mid-flight and return to Russia on Wednesday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has vowed to punish Israel if they don’t stop committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.
Speaking on behalf of Putin, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov issued a public statement calling for an immediate end to all further illegal war crimes against Palestinian citizens using United States-made weaponry.
“There can be no justification for acts of terrorism, which Israelis fell victim to on the 7th of October last year, but everyone who still has a sense of compassion is outraged by the fact that the October tragedy is being used for the mass collective punishment of the Palestinians in the form of an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe,” Lavrov declared.
“The killing of Palestinian civilians with American weapons must be immediately ended.”
🇷🇺🇺🇳 BREAKING: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at the United Nations General Assembly:
— Khalissee (@Kahlissee) September 28, 2024
“The killing of Palestinian civilians with US weapons must be IMMEDIATELY ENDED!” pic.twitter.com/Nmrubbfy8c
Naturalnews.com reports: Israel continues to wage war in blatant violation of international law, which is prompting Lavrov and others like him to keep bringing up the fact that something must be done to restore peace both in the region and throughout the world.
The Palestinian people are supposed to have their own sovereign territory within the land mass now known as Israel. This was established following the Six-Day War in 1967 when a map was created that allowed for certain areas of what is now called Israel to remain in the possession of the Palestinian people.
“It is important to ensure the delivery of humanitarian aid to the enclave, the reconstruction of infrastructure, and most importantly it is important to guarantee the realization of the legitimate right of the Palestinians to self-determination and to allow them not in words but in deeds, as they say, on the ground to create a contiguous and viable state within the 1967 borders with its capital in East Jerusalem,” Lavrov explained about why he wants all fighting with U.S.-made weapons to stop immediately.
We have been hearing this kind of chatter for months from the United Nations (UN) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ), both of which recognize that Israel is committing war crimes in blatant violation of international law.
“I am sick and tired of these talks,” wrote someone on X about all the chatter. “For 75 years, they all knew that apartheid Israel has no respect for international law, commits heinous crimes against the Palestinians, but business continued as usual.”
Another suggested taking away Israel’s fighter planes, many of which are U.S.-made and are crucial for Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to continue conducting air strikes on its targets throughout the region.
“As if the Russians haven’t supported Iran with its missile development,” wrote another about the apparent hypocrisy of Lavrov’s statement.
“It’s still unbelievable that the USA sends those bombs and weapons to mass murder the Palestinians,” said another. “And they just keep sending – it doesn’t matter the circumstances.”
“We are tired of all these speeches of condemnation against Israel or the United Snakes of America,” wrote someone else. “We need to see some serious actions taken against them.”
“All nations that genuinely support human rights have spoken out against Israel’s aggression and are pushing for the establishment of a Palestinian state.”
