Israel must comply with international law in Rafah–Moscow

Palestinian civil defence and local residents evacuate a wounded man from the destroyed al-Qadri house which was struck by Israeli bombardment in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip late on May 7, 2024 amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. Agence France-Presse

MOSCOW — The Russian foreign ministry on Wednesday insisted that Israel strictly observe international humanitarian law after its tanks entered the border city of Rafah.

At a briefing, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia sees the incursion as “an additional destabilizing factor” in an area with more than a million civilians, and therefore “we demand strict observance of the provisions of international humanitarian law,” the RIA Novosti state news agency reported.

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