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No military solution exists to Lebanon, Gaza conflicts - Russia

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MOSCOW, July 22 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is convinced that there is no military solution to Israel's conflicts in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on its official Web site Saturday.

Hundreds have died in Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, following abductions of Israeli servicemen by Lebanese and Palestinian militants.

"No military solution exists to the conflicts in Lebanon and Gaza, and the whole range of problems in the Middle East... With the aim of international diplomacy in the region, conditions must be set down for a swift end to bloodshed, and effective political regulation," the ministry quoted its representative as saying at a daylong open UN Security Council meeting Friday.

Israel has carried out bombings and air strikes in Lebanon, and sent its troops into the country, in a wave of violence that began July 12 when Islamic militant group Hizbollah captured two Israeli servicemen in a cross-border raid. Israel's attacks have left more than 300 Lebanese dead and displaced hundreds of thousands. Over 30 Israelis have also lost their lives.

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