Russia, saying it is “deeply concerned”, called on Saturday for “maximum restraint” in the Ganza Strip region, where Israel and the Palestinian armed group Islamic Jihad have been exchanging fire since Friday.
“We are watching with deep concern the development of events, which may lead to the resumption of large-scale military confrontation and further aggravate the already deplorable humanitarian situation in Gaza,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. , in a statement, calling on “all parties involved to exercise the utmost restraint.”
Gaza authorities have reported 13 dead, including a five-year-old girl, and more than 100 wounded, while the Israeli army estimated that it had killed 15 Islamic Jihad fighters in its attacks since last Friday. noon.
This is the worst confrontation between Israel and the armed organizations in Gaza since the eleven-day war in May 2021, which left 260 dead on the Palestinian side and 14 dead in Israel.
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