Moscow urges for real diplomacy on the ground in Gaza

Russia calls on the mediators to focus on efforts to find a negotiated solution to the problem of disarming Palestinian groups and withdrawing Israeli forces from Gaza, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said.

"We call on the mediators to focus on the search for a comprehensive negotiated solution to the problem of disarming Palestinian groups and withdrawing Israeli units from Gaza. In the past two years, the world has been watching in terror attempts to resolve the problem by force. Now it is time for real diplomacy on the ground that requires compromises and silence rather than loud statements," Dmitry Polyansky said.

According to him, there is no clarity about which countries are willing to take part in the international stabilization force in Gaza. The Russian diplomat noted that a mission to deploy units that will be tasked to try to compel Palestinian fighters to surrender arms risks turning the international stabilization force into a party to the conflict.

The Wall Street Journal reported that the U.S. has so far been unable to secure an agreement with any country regarding deploying troops to a proposed international peacekeeping force for Gaza.