Russia launched an attack on Israel, describing it for the first time as an occupying state.
The Russian delegate to the United Nations, Vasily Nebezia, said, “Israel is an occupying state and has no right to defend itself.”
He called for “an end to the bloodshed to avoid expanding the scope of the crisis to the entire region,” and warned that “the war will never stop.”
He Stressed “the need to give the mediators the opportunity to work on finding a diplomatic solution.”
He also Stressed that “the United Nations does not have the right to give Israel an absolute mandate to carry out a ground operation in Gaza.”
