Russia called for “collective action” to end fighting between Israel and Hamas, almost a month after Israel began bombarding Gaza after the surprise attack by the Palestinian group on October 7, AFP reports.

“Against the backdrop of the unprecedented escalation of violence in the zone of the Palestinian-Israel conflict, there are more and more calls for collective action to de-escalate the situation in the Middle East, including an international conference,” Russia’s foreign ministry said in a statement.

It said Moscow “actively supports” such calls and that it was in favour of a “multilateral approach” in regulating the conflict.

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