Vladimir Putin made the remarks at the CIS Council of Heads of State, where he also said that Moscow is ready to mediate "in the Palestinian-Israeli settlement."
Commenting on the current situation in the region, the Russian president said that civilian casualties in the conflict will be completely unacceptable.
The United States attempted to solve the political Palestinian-Israeli problem with the help of certain economic incentive measures, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
The aggravation of the situation in the Middle East is the result of the failed policy of the United States, which was not concerned with finding a compromise in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Russian leader said.
The President of Russia said that the Zionist Israeli regime can only have peace if Palestinians have a nation of their own, according to Russia Today.
Meanwhile, Putin added that the use of heavy equipment by Israel as part of a ground operation in the Gaza Strip's residential areas is a complex matter, fraught with serious consequences, and without equipment, it is even more difficult to carry out such an operation, Sputnik reported.
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