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Russia slams Israeli attacks on Gaza as 'collective punishment' of civilians

AFP , Thursday 29 May 2025

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Thursday slammed Israeli attacks on Gaza as "collective punishment of the civilian population", in some of Moscow's strongest criticism of Israel as it steps up its offensive.

Sergey Lavrov
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks during a joint news conference following a meeting with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. AP

 

Lavrov said "measures taken by Israel" in response to the October 7 attack by Hamas "constitute collective punishment of the civilian population," calling what was happening in Gaza "incomprehensible and indescribable".

 

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