This came during a speech delivered by Nebenzia, before the emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly on Palestine. Nebenzia stressed his country's call to "stop the bloodshed in the Middle East and prevent the crisis from sweeping the entire region. Otherwise, the conflict will never stop."

Russia's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, said that "Israel does not have the right to defend itself in the current conflict, given that it is an occupying state."

This came during a speech delivered by Nebenzia, on Wednesday evening, before the emergency session of the United Nations General Assembly on Palestine.

Nebenzia stressed his country's call to "stop the bloodshed in the Middle East and prevent the crisis from sweeping the entire region. Otherwise, the conflict will never stop."

The Russian delegate called for allowing the mediators to work on finding a diplomatic solution, including the rapid release of detainees.

Nebenzia stressed that "Israel has no right to self-defense in the current conflict, because it is an occupying state."

He pointed out that the United Nations does not have the right to give Israel an absolute mandate to carry out a ground operation in Gaza.

The Russian delegate accused the United States of seeking to "push the Security Council towards legitimizing the Israeli ground operation in Gaza."

He stressed that the UN Security Council does not have the authority to give such absolute authority.

He explained that Russia condemns the killing of Israeli and foreign civilians, but it cannot turn a blind eye to the blatant violations of international humanitarian law committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip.

Since October 7, the Israeli army has launched air strikes on the Gaza Strip, causing massive destruction, killing more than 8,805 people, wounding thousands, and causing a catastrophic humanitarian situation, according to warnings issued by international institutions.

Source: Arab48