Russia has warned Israel against a ground offensive against the Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov, in comments reported by Russian state media, said on Tuesday that there was a threat of an expansion of the conflict in the Middle East.
According to NAN, Peskov was speaking in Beijing, where President Vladimir Putin is making a two-day visit. Putin himself spoke on the phone with several leaders in the Middle East on Monday, including Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
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