Israel was hit by an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on October 7, with Hamas movement's troops infiltrating border areas. On October 8, the Israeli government announced that it had invoked Article 40 of the Basic Law, which means the country was officially in a state of war.

Russia Will Do Everything to Achieve Sustainable, Long-Term Peace in Middle East: Russian Deputy FM

13:09, 9 December 2024

Ekaterina Shilova

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On October 7, 2023, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip. In response, the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation Iron Swords in the Gaza Strip. The death toll from the Israeli attacks has surpassed 44,400 in the Gaza Strip, according to the local health ministry.

Sputnik

Russia will do everything possible to achieve sustainable and long-term peace in the Middle East, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told Sputnik on the sidelines of the 15th Asian Conference of the Valdai International Discussion Club in Malaysia.

"We [...] advocate a peaceful resolution to today's crisis. We [...] support the two-state solution of a Palestinian state independent of Israel. And we will do everything in our power to achieve sustainable and long-term peace," Rudenko said.

According to Rudenko, the situation in the Middle East is one of the issues on which the positions of Russia and Malaysia are almost completely in line.

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The theme of this year's Asian Valdai is "Malaysia, Russia and ASEAN: Navigating Emerging Multipolarity." Conference participants will discuss the joint future of Russia and ASEAN countries in a multipolar world, Southeast Asia's turn to BRICS, and the common desire for de-dollarization. The event will be held in Kuala Lumpur on December 9–10.