Russia’s envoy to the UN: Israel failed to prove Hamas uses hospitals for military purposes

WORLD, Nov. 23 (YPA) -Russia’s envoy to the UN Vasily Nebenzya, confirmed that “Israel” hasn’t provided convincing proof that Hamas uses hospitals and other civilian facilities for military purposes.

“The mass killing and wounding of children by the Israeli army during its operation, as well as attacks on schools and hospitals that kill innocent people, are of utmost concern. Other civilian facilities are also being targeted: mosques, churches, refugee camps, UN facilities where the women and children of Gaza seek refuge from bombing,” he said at a UN Security Council meeting dedicated to the Middle East.

“This is a blatant violation of international humanitarian law. We have heard allegations that Hamas uses them for its command posts and bunkers, but so far we have seen no convincing evidence of this.”

He stressed that Russia hopes that the agreement between Hamas and Israel will be an important step to stop the escalation.

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