Israel Summons Russian Ambassador To Protest At Moscow's Hosting Of Hamas

Russia had described its hosting of Hamas as an effort to maintain contact with all sides in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

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Israel described the summons as a protest rather than a reprimand (Representational)
Jerusalem:

Israel summoned the Russian ambassador on Sunday to lodge a protest at Moscow's hosting last week of a delegation from Hamas, the Palestinian group whose October 7 attack on Israel killed at least 1,400 people and led to the war in Gaza.

Inviting Hamas "sends a message legitimising terrorism against Israelis," Israel's foreign ministry said in a statement, quoting its senior staff as telling Ambassador Anatoly Viktorov. It described the summons as a protest rather than a reprimand.

Russia had described its hosting of Hamas as an effort to maintain contact with all sides in the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

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