Israeli Ambassador To Russia ‘Expects’ Moscow To Condemn Iran’s Attack
Russia’s foreign ministry spokersperson Maria Zakharova blasted
the Israeli ambassador to Moscow for ‘expecting’ Russia to condemn Irans
attack on Israel
Russia does not feel obliged to condemn Iran’s missile and drone strikes
on Israel on Saturday, Zakharova said, explaining that West Jerusalem
has never denounced Ukraine’s attacks on Russian civilians.
She asked the Israeli envoy Simona Halperin “Remind me when Israel
condemned at least one strike by the Kiev regime on Russian regions”.
RT
reports: According to Israeli estimates, Tehran’s latest show of force
involved hundreds of rockets and missiles, as well as kamikaze UAVs.
Iran announced that the strike was in response to the “Zionist regime’s numerous crimes, including the attack on the consular section of Iran’s Embassy in Damascus.”
A presumed Israeli airstrike hit Iran’s consulate in Damascus, Syria
on April 1, killing seven officers of Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary
Guard Corps (IRGC) Quds Force, including two high-ranking generals.
Iranian state media has claimed that a number of Israeli military
facilities were struck in Saturday’s attack. The Israeli military, in
turn, has insisted that its air defenses shot down nearly all of the
incoming projectiles.
In a post on her Telegram channel on Sunday, Zakharova addressed the
Israeli Ambassador to Russia, Simona Halperin, who had earlier told RIA
Novosti that her country expects “our Russian colleagues to condemn the unprecedented Iranian attack on Israeli territory.”
The Israeli envoy also expressed hope that Moscow would counter “Iran’s attempts to destabilize the region.”
Zakharova responded: “Simona, remind me of when Israel condemned
even a single strike by the Kiev regime on Russian regions? You don’t
know? Nor do I.”
The foreign ministry representative also cited “regular statements in support of [Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky’s actions on the part of Israeli officials.”
In another statement on Sunday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said that Moscow is “deeply concerned with another dangerous escalation in the region.”
“We call on all parties involved to exercise restraint. We hope
that regional states will solve existing problems through political and
diplomatic means,” the ministry added.
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