Tal Mitnick, an 18-year-old Israeli activist was sentenced to 30 days in military prison after he refused to enlist in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) amidst the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova commented on the UN Czech Permanent Representative s refusal to participate in the meeting that the UN Security Council works in accordance with the specific norms of international law, and not in accordance with some other "rules".
Attacks on civilian infrastructure and civilians, similar to Ukraine s strike on Russia s Belgorod, are unacceptable and violate international humanitarian law, the office of United Nations spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told Sputnik on Saturday.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that the military operation in the Gaza Strip will last for many more months, as well as warned Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement against expanding the scale of its attacks on Israel.
Russia s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vasily Nebenzya stated on Saturday that the strikes on the Russian city of Belgorod were a deliberate terrorist attack.