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<\/picture><\/div>\n\nat the plenary meeting of the “Russian Energy Week” International Forum in Moscow.
\n<\/span>\u00a9\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0Mikhail Metzel<\/span>; \u00a0POOL; \u00a0RIA Novosti<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Russia can use its position as a permanent member of the UN Security Council to help resolve the conflict between Israel and Palestine, Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed al-Sudani suggested during a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
In his speech at the plenary session of Russian Energy Week in Moscow, the Iraqi leader stressed that\u00a0\u201cthe forces of good should unite\u201d<\/em>\u00a0and personally appealed to Putin to propose an initiative for a ceasefire and \u201creal\u201d solution to the\u00a0\u201cPalestinian problem.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Al-Sudani claimed that the consequences of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are now hard to predict as the Islamic world is\u00a0\u201cseething\u201d<\/em>\u00a0amid the recent escalation.<\/p>\n During the meeting, Putin argued that the conflict in Gaza ultimately stems from the fact that when the state of Israel was created, there was also a promise to establish a sovereign Palestinian state.<\/p>\n \u201cIsrael, as we know, was created, but Palestine, as an independent and sovereign state, was never created,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Putin said. He added that over the years, Israel has also occupied parts of historically Palestinian territories, mainly with the use of military force.<\/p>\n According to the Russian president, the Palestinian problem is currently\u00a0\u201cwithin the heart\u201d<\/em>\u00a0of every person in the Middle East, and everything that has happened over the past several decades is perceived as a\u00a0\u201cmanifestation of injustice raised to some incredible degree.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov stated in an interview on Wednesday that Russia can and will continue to play a role in settling the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and will maintain dialogue and an\u00a0\u201cequal distance\u201d<\/em>\u00a0with both sides.<\/p>\n Previously, Putin stated that the recent escalation in Gaza, which started with a surprise attack on Israeli territory by Hamas militants on Saturday, was ultimately down to failed US policies in the Middle East.<\/p>\n \u201c[The US] tried to monopolize the peace settlement, but unfortunately paid no attention to searching for compromises that would be acceptable for both parties,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0the Russian president said. He claimed that Washington had put pressure on both sides in an attempt to impose its own solutions to the issue, without ever taking into account the core interests of the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n Hamas, a Palestinian militant group which controls much of Gaza, launched \u2018Operation Al-Aqsa Flood\u2019 on Saturday, firing rockets and sending commandos deep into Israeli territory. The Israel Defense Force (IDF) responded by bombing Gaza and cutting off all of its utilities, as Israel made an official declaration of war.<\/p>\n As of Wednesday afternoon, Israel had recorded at least 1,200 dead and 2,900 injured among its citizens. The Palestinian authorities in Gaza have recorded at least 1,055 dead and over 5,000 wounded since the outbreak of hostilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n