An aerial view from a Jordanian military aircraft shows the Gaza Strip, before humanitarian aid is airdropped over it, in Gaza, August 9, 2025. REUTERS/Alaa Al Sukhni Purchase Licensing Rights , opens new tab
MOSCOW, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Russia condemns and rejects Israel’s plan to expand its military operation in the Gaza Strip, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
“The implementation of such decisions and plans, which provoke condemnation and rejection, is fraught with the risk of exacerbating the already extremely dramatic situation in the Palestinian enclave, which has all the hallmarks of a humanitarian catastrophe,” the ministry said in a statement.
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