Other countries, while strongly supporting a ceasefire in Gaza, can see that accusing Israel of intending to destroy the Palestinian people is a step too far.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday and voiced displeasure with "anti-Israel positions" taken by Moscow's envoys at the United Nations, an Israeli statement said.
Russia on Sunday called for an international monitoring mission to go to Gaza to assess the humanitarian situation, and said it was unacceptable for Israel to use Hamas' Oct. 7 attack as justification for punishing the Palestinian people.
Russia voiced strong condemnation for the increased Israeli air strikes on Syria, deeming them as "unacceptable." Moscow expressed concerns that these actions could potentially lead to a broader regional conflict stemming from the Israel-Hamas war. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov engaged in a conversation with his Syrian counterpart on Tuesday, during which he underlined Russia s opposition to Israel s airstrikes within Syrian territory.
There are no exact dates of the visit of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to Russia yet, they will be agreed upon via diplomatic channels, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.