Palestinian leaders would be open to a resumption of talks with Israel if they were brokered by Russia, Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad Al-Maliki said on Tuesday.
A Jerusalem court has temporarily suspended the transfer of the ownership right over the Alexander Courtyard in the Old City to Russia in connection with a competing ownership claim.
The Russian Foreign Ministry’s Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova denounced the arbitrary Israeli airstrikes in Syria, claiming that they are contributing to heightening tensions in the region.
The Russian side “reaffirmed its firm commitment to the two-state principle” based on UN Security Council and General Assembly resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative, Moscow said.
Health Ministry says 11 more people have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 39; 2 other patients returned from Spain, one from Italy and one from Belgium; 4 people have apparently caught virus in Israel.
The US plan “peace plan” for the Middle East suggests unilateral concessions in favour of Israel and violates international law, according to Russia’s foreign minister.
Alexander Yefimov, ambassador to Syria, calls raids targeting Iran and its allies ‘provocative and very dangerous,’ says strikes ‘threaten lives of innocent people’.
