Russian Foreign Ministry assesses Israel's offensive in Syria
The Russian diplomatic agency considers the IDF's actions to be a violation of the 1974 agreements
Russia and Israel
Kremlin on Yahya Sinwar's assassination: Israel carrying out its actions
Russia is concerned about the consequences for the Middle East after Israel eliminated head of the Hamas political bureau Yahya Sinwar, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. "The humanitarian disaster that is observed …
Vitaly Naumkin: No one needs Iran's war with Israel
Exactly one year ago, on October 7, 2023, Hamas militants, taking advantage of the Simchat Torah holiday, attacked Israeli settlements close to the Gaza Strip, killing 1,200 people and taking 251 prisoners. "Vestnik Kavkaza" spoke with Vitaly Naumkin, scientific director of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, about the scale to which the Middle East conflict has grown in a year.
War hits Israel tourism industry hard
Nearly a year after the outbreak of the war, Israel has suffered a net loss of $5 billion from international tourism and a loss of $204 million from domestic tourism, the Israeli Tourism Ministry announced. According to the …
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Israeli Ambassador discuss situation in Middle East
The Special Representative of the Russian President met with the Israeli ambassador in Moscow. The parties discussed relations between the two countries and the Middle East.
Israel declares readiness for war with Lebanon
Israel is ready for a military confrontation with Lebanon but is giving diplomatic efforts a chance, Israeli Ambassador to Russia Simona Halperin said. "We aren’t at all interested in a full-scale war with …
US, Israel condemn terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall
American Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli President Isaac Herzog expressed their condolences to the families of those killed in the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall
Russia, Israel discuss Iran's nuclear program
Sergey Ryabkov spoke in Moscow with the Deputy Director General of the Israeli Foreign Ministry
Foreign Ministry: Russia in contact with Israel and Palestine
Russia maintains contacts with Israel and Palestine, the Foreign Ministry reported. The Ministry added that Moscow regularly communicated with all parties at all levels.
Vasily Kuznetsov: Russia aims to maintain balance in the Middle East
Deputy Director for Research at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, RIAC member Vasily Kuznetsov summed up the results of the outgoing year for Russia's policy in the Middle East and spoke about current trends in this area while answering Vestnik Kavkaza's question.
Putin and Netanyahu discuss Gaza war
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the humanitarian situation in Gaza during a telephone conversation on Sunday, the Kremlin press service reported. The discussion focused on the …
First Russians evacuated from Gaza arrive in Moscow
Seventy Russian nationals who were evacuated from the Gaza Strip have arrived in Moscow by a Russian emergencies ministry’s plane. The ministry’s Il-76 plane landed at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport on November 13. During …
Israel raises alert level for North Caucuses region
Israel has raised its alert for Russia's North Caucuses region to 4, its highest level, and urges citizens to …
Israel launches operation against Hamas "from air, land and sea"
The Israel Defense Forces attacked Hamas radicals from the air and sea. Ground forces were also involved. Moscow called on the parties to keep restraint and warned external players about the danger of further escalation of the conflict.
Hamas wants Russia to mediate Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Hamas advocated Moscow's mediation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But there is no agreement on the Israeli side because of the US position. Washington wants to see Egypt and Qatar as mediators.
Ground operation in Gaza to start unexpectedly
The much-anticipated Israeli ground operation against radical Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip will commence unexpectedly, without any prior announcement, …
Kremlin: Russia and Israel engaged in intensive dialogue
Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia and Israel have a regular and intensive dialogue, regularly exchange opinions. The …
Moscow in contact with Ankara on resolving Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Moscow and Ankara are in contact through diplomatic channels on possibilities for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said. Commenting on Ankara’s initiative to create a …
Putin and Netanyahu discuss Middle East escalation
Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, condemning any actions leading to the death or injury of civilians, the Kremlin press service …
All Russians on package tours returned from Israel
All Russians vacationing in Israel on package tours came back to Russia on October 15, Vice President of the …
