During a visit to Moscow by a delegation of the radical Islamic militia, a Hamas representative mentioned a ceasefire as a condition for the release of hostages. It will take time to find everyone kidnapped by the various Palestinian groups, delegation member Abu Hamid said, according to a media report.
“They have captured dozens of people, most of them civilians, and we need time to find them in the Gaza Strip and then release them,” Hamid told Russian newspaper Kommersant. He emphasized that this requires a peaceful environment. Hamas has previously said that about 50 hostages were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.
Israel condemns visit to Moscow
With the attacks of its air force, Israel is responding to Hamas’ large-scale attack on civilians almost three weeks ago. Israel strongly condemned the meeting between Russian diplomats and Hamas representatives. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister also met the delegation in Moscow.
“We call on the Russian government to immediately expel Hamas terrorists,” Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesman Lior Haiat said Thursday. Senior Hamas officials have on their hands the blood of 1,400 slain Israelis “who were slaughtered, murdered, executed and burned.”
“Moscow supports terrorism”
The invitation of Hamas representatives to Moscow represents “support for terrorism” and legitimizes Hamas’s atrocities, the report said. Hamas is responsible for the kidnapping of babies, children, women and the elderly, among others, to the Gaza Strip.2m
The Russian Foreign Ministry had earlier said diplomats had met with Hamas representatives in Moscow. There was talk of the release of foreign hostages. The evacuation of Russian and other foreign citizens from the Gaza Strip was also a problem.
Russian citizens have also been kidnapped
Terrorists attacked Israel on behalf of Hamas on October 7 and carried out massacres in the border area. Since then, Israel has suffered more than 1,400 deaths. More than 200 people were kidnapped in the Gaza Strip. Among them are also Russian citizens.
Russia has relations with the Arab world, but also with a large number of compatriots living in Israel. Against this background, Moscow has repeatedly offered itself as a mediator since the outbreak of the Gaza war. At the same time, President Vladimir Putin has blamed the United States for the flare-up of violence in the Middle East, claiming that U.S. Middle East policy has failed to meet the needs of Palestinians. Russia itself is accused of taking advantage of the escalation in Israel to divert attention from the war of aggression against Ukraine.
Source: Krone
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