Sep 30, 2024, 2:14 PM

Kremlin reacts to assassination of Hezbollah leader

Kremlin reacts to assassination of Hezbollah leader

TEHRAN, Sep. 30 (MNA) – Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Russia condemns Israel's killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and the wider airstrikes across Lebanon.

He said such actions "have led to a significant destabilization of the situation in the region" and denounced the "huge number" of civilian casualties.

"Inevitably, this will lead to a humanitarian catastrophe - the same as we are seeing in Gaza. These consequences cannot leave us indifferent, cannot but cause our deepest concern," Peskov said at a press conference.

Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in cross-border warfare since the start of Israel's onslaught on the Gaza Strip, which has killed nearly 41,600 victims, mostly women and children, following the Al-Aqsa operation by Hamas last Oct. 7.

Israel recently escalated its offensive on Lebanon, killing a string of senior Hezbollah commanders, and its leader Hassan Nasrallah in airstrikes on Friday. The intense bombardment of sites across Lebanon continued on Saturday.

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