💬 We are extremely concerned about the developments in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone.
As a result of the large-scale escalation of hostilities that began on October 7, more than one and a half thousand Palestinians and Israelis have already died there. The number of victims continues to increase. In this case, it is mainly the civilian population who suffer.
Tensions are rising in the West Bank. There are high risks of the conflict spreading to the Lebanese-Israeli border area and drawing new parties into it. A massive humanitarian catastrophe is unfolding before our eyes.
We pay special attention to the security of Russians who are in Palestine and Israel. We focus our diplomatic and consular missions on maintaining close contacts with Russian citizens. In coordination with our partners in the region, we are making active efforts to minimize the threat to the life and health of our compatriots. < …>
The possibility of evacuating fellow citizens who asked for help from the combat zone is being explored. Russian diplomatic missions are preparing relevant lists and providing the necessary assistance to those in need.
❗️ Information is posted on the Internet resources of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and foreign institutions.
For those who want to leave Israel now, this opportunity exists in the form of regular flights.
As for the political assessment of the situation, the main thing now is to cease fire and stop the bloodshed . We support the efforts of stakeholders to address this priority. < ...>
☝️ We intend to continue to actively promote the speedy return of the situation to the political and diplomatic channel . In this regard, we recall the initiative we put forward this year ( 1 , 2 ) to hold a consultative meeting of key countries in the Middle East region in order to create conditions for the resumption of the political process. We are open to coordination with all constructively minded partners.
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