Russia welcomes the ceasefire agreement reached earlier in the day between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group and hopes the deal will lead to a de-escalation of regional tensions, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 14th November, 2019) Russia welcomes the ceasefire agreement reached earlier in the day between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant group and hopes the deal will lead to a de-escalation of regional tensions, the Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Thursday.Media reported earlier on Thursday that the two sides had reached a truce, which went into effect at 5:30 a.m. local (03:30 GMT).
"[Russia] welcomes the ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement, which was brokered with the help of Egypt and went into effect this morning. We hope that it will serve as a prologue to a sustainable de-escalation [of tensions]. We call on Israelis and Palestinians to show restraint and prevent new violence from occurring," Zakharova said.
