Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has stated that Israel’s bombardment of Gaza runs counter to worldwide regulation and dangers making a disaster that would final many years.

Lavrov made the feedback, a few of Moscow’s most crucial of Israel but, in an interview with the Belarusian state information company Belta, which launched them on Saturday.

“While we condemn terrorism, we categorically disagree that you can respond to terrorism by violating the norms of international humanitarian law, including indiscriminately using force against targets where civilians are known to be present, including hostages that have been taken,” stated Lavrov.

It was not possible, he added, to destroy Hamas – as Israel has vowed to do – with out destroying Gaza together with most of its civilian inhabitants.

“If Gaza is destroyed and 2 million inhabitants are expelled, as some politicians in Israel and abroad propose, this will create a catastrophe for many decades, if not centuries,” warned Lavrov.

“It is necessary to stop, and to announce humanitarian programmes to save the population under blockade.”

Health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza stated on Friday that 7,326 Palestinians had been killed since Israel’s bombardment started. That adopted a raid on Oct. 7 by Hamas militants, who Israel stated had killed 1,400 Israelis, principally civilians. Hamas additionally took greater than 200 hostages.

Russia, which backs an instantaneous ceasefire and a two-state answer, has angered Israel by inviting a Hamas delegation to Moscow, a choice it defended on Friday. Hamas has stated it’s searching for eight Gaza hostages at Russia’s request.

Lavrov stated Russia was in shut contact with Israel too.

“We remain in full contact with Israel, and our ambassador is regularly in touch with them,” stated Lavrov.

“We are sending signals about the need to seek a peaceful solution and not to follow through with this announced ‘scorched earth’ strategy.”

Kyiv and the West have accused Russia itself of bombing civilians throughout Ukraine. Moscow says it doesn’t intentionally goal civilians and solely goals at navy targets.