Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov was summoned today to the Israeli Foreign Ministry to express his protest in connection with the visit of a Hamas delegation to Moscow, the press service of the Israeli Foreign Ministry reported on Sunday.
A Hamas delegation led by Abu Marzouk, a member of the movement's Politburo, visited Moscow on October 26.
“Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov was summoned this morning to the Israeli Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem to protest in connection with the visit of the Hamas delegation to Moscow. Deputy Director General of the Foreign Ministry for Eurasian Affairs, Ambassador Simone Halperin explained to the Ambassador that Israel is seriously considering the lack of unequivocal and clear Moscow’s condemnation of the terrorist organization Hamas, as well as Russia’s actions in international organizations,” the statement said.
The Israeli Foreign Ministry said that "hosting Hamas leaders, who are directly responsible for the bloody terrorist attack on October 7, the taking of hostages and the murder of more than 1,400 Israelis, creates the impression of legitimizing terrorism against Israelis."
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Local residents in Makhachkala in the Russian Republic of Dagestan stormed an airport in the city in an attempt to attack any Jews who arrived on a flight from Tel Aviv on Sunday, according to reports from Russian media.
ReplyDeleteFootage reportedly from the scene shared on local Telegram channels showed rioters chanting “Allahu Akbar” and stopping cars in order to check the documents of passengers to ensure they were not Israeli or Jewish. The Russian state-owned RIA Novosti outlet reported that police officers and the National Guard were present at the scene while the riots took place and that the airport had been closed due to the entry of rioters to the airport.
Dozens of protesters stormed an airport in Russia’s Caucasus republic of Dagestan on Sunday evening looking for Israeli citizens after word spread that a plane was arriving from Israel, local media reported.
ReplyDeleteThe protesters broke through doors in the terminal, with some running onto the runway while others broke barriers, aiming to check the cars leaving the airport, according to videos posted on social media, and Russia’s RT and Izvestia media.
The Russian aviation authority Rosaviatsia said that an airport in the southern Russian city of Makhachkala, in the region of Dagestan, was closed on Sunday after a group of people poured onto the runway.
Rosaviatsia said all aircraft bound for Makhachkala were diverted to other airports.
Media reports from the area said demonstrators denouncing Israel’s actions in Gaza had thronged the airport.
Israel is keeping a close eye on the developments in Russia’s Dagestan, where protests are being held at Makhachkala airport, and expects Russia’s law enforcement to ensure safe protection of Israelis and Jews, according to a statemen issued by the Israeli Foreign Ministry and Prime Minister’s Office.
ReplyDelete"The Prime Minister's Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Security Headquarters (NSH) are monitoring the development of events in southern Russia in the Dagestan province. Israel expects the Russian law enforcement authorities to maintain the safety of all Israeli citizens and Jews wherever they may be and to act resolutely against the rioters and against the wild incitement directed against Jews and Israelis," the statement reads.
"The State of Israel takes seriously attempts to harm Israeli citizens and Jews everywhere," it emphasized.