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Lavrov: Impossible to Destroy Hamas Without Destroying Gaza With Most of Its Civilian Population

© AFP 2023 / Belal AlsabbaghAn aerial view shows destoyed buildings in al-Zahra south of Gaza City on October 20, 2023 following Israeli bombardment overnight amid ongoing battles between the IDF and the Palestinian group Hamas.
An aerial view shows destoyed buildings in al-Zahra south of Gaza City on October 20, 2023 following Israeli bombardment overnight amid ongoing battles between the IDF and the Palestinian group Hamas.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 28.10.2023
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said that it is impossible to destroy Hamas without destroying Gaza with most of its civilian population.
It is necessary to "stop" in the Gaza Strip and announce humanitarian programs, Lavrov said.
"It is necessary to stop, it is necessary to announce humanitarian programs to save the population, which has found itself in a blockade: no water, no electricity, no food - there is none of this," Lavrov said in an interview.
He stressed that if the Gaza Strip is destroyed and two million people are expelled, it will be a catastrophe for many decades or even centuries.
"We send signals to the Israelis, we have full contacts with them, our ambassador communicates with them regularly, we send signals about the need to seek a peaceful solution and not to complete the announced scorched earth strategy in Gaza," Lavrov said.
People search through debris outside the site of the Ahli Arab hospital in central Gaza on October 18, 2023 in the aftermath of an overnight strike there. - Sputnik International, 1920, 18.10.2023
Analysis
Russia and China Lead Multipolar Development as US Pours Fuel on Israeli Fire
On October 7, the Palestinian group Hamas launched a surprise large-scale rocket attack on Israel from the Gaza Strip, breaching the border and killing and abducting people in neighboring Israeli communities. Israel launched retaliatory strikes and ordered a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip, home to more than 2 million people, cutting off supplies of water, food and fuel. The escalation of the conflict has resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,400 Israelis and over 7,000 Palestinians.
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