Instead of admitting its mistakes in the Middle East, the USA is forcing Israel to take harsh measures. This opinion was expressed by the Russian Ambassador to Israel Anatoly Viktorov on the TV channel. “Russia 24”.
The diplomat described what is currently happening around Israel and Palestine as a result of the failed policy of the United States, which “hijacks many processes” and pushes for agreements without taking into account the interests of the Central region states.
According to the ambassador, the United States either forgot about the Palestine problem or officially declared a solution but did not specifically address the problem.
Viktorov noted that American officials, instead of admitting their failures and resorting to collective action in the region, once again continued their unilateral line of action and forced Israel to take harsh measures that should not be taken under current conditions.
The diplomat added that all this was done to ensure that the situation continued to escalate and then come and “dictate” the terms.
Viktorov emphasized that this is definitely not the way to resolve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
The situation in the Middle East escalated after thousands of Hamas militants infiltrated Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, when Hamas announced the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. In response, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war.
The aim of Israel’s response to Operation Iron Sword was to repel the attack, release more than 200 hostages, including foreigners, and destroy Hamas. In order to achieve this goal, Israel launched major rocket attacks on the Gaza Strip from the first day of the operation. At the same time, the Israeli National Security Council decided to stop the supply of water, food, goods, electricity and fuel to the sector. Humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza began to be sent through the Rafah checkpoint only after October 20, and it was stated that their volume was insufficient.
27 October Israel announced About the “expansion” of the ground operation in Gaza. It is not known exactly when the operation started, but before the operation, hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled their homes and moved to shelters and the south of the region. As part of the Israeli army’s ground operation on 5 November surrounded Gaza city and supplies cut off, still exists in central Gaza to continue fights.
Formerly political scientist named One of the reasons why the Palestinian-Israeli conflict flares up.