Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia considers "it necessary to continue contacts with all the parties and we will certainly continue our dialogue with Israel."
The Russian Foreign Ministry said it discussed the release of captives in the Gaza Strip and the evacuation of Russian nationals and other foreign citizens during Thursday's talks with Hamas.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry criticised Moscow for hosting Abu Marzouk, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, and urged Russia to expel him.
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova, Iranian deputy foreign minister Ali Bagheri Kani was in Moscow Thursday for talks.
Kani told Abu Marzouk that Tehran's "priority" in negotiations "is an immediate cease-fire, providing assistance to the people and lifting the repressive blockade of Gaza."
The Iranian official also met with Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov, who serves as the Kremlin envoy for the Middle East.
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