The bloodshed in Gaza would have ended, had Washington stopped sending arms to Israel, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said
The ongoing conflict between Israel and the Gaza-based Hamas militant group, which has already claimed tens of thousands of lives, is the result of US policy in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the UN Security Council on Wednesday.
“New geopolitical experiments” by Washington and its allies only exacerbate the situation in the region, which has already suffered from the Western colonial mandate, Lavrov stated.
Washington continues to provide diplomatic cover, as well as arms and ammunition to West Jerusalem ten months into the conflict, the foreign minister said, adding that the standoff between Israel and Hamas has already claimed the lives of 40,000 Palestinian civilians and left 90,000 injured. The conflict has cost more lives in ten months then the entire Ukraine crisis over ten years since the 2014 Maidan coup in Kiev, he added.
The war in Gaza has also led to the deaths of almost 300 UN personnel and other humanitarian organization members, Lavrov stated, calling it the highest number in this regard in history.
“If the US were to end its support [for Israel], the bloodshed would stop,” he said. “But the US is either unwilling or unable to do so.”
The situation shows that Washington is more concerned about scoring points ahead of the presidential election in November than saving lives, according to the foreign minister.
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