"Everyone needs to remember one thing: these appetites in the West have not gone away, and as the crisis increases, their appetite will also increase," Zakharova told Sputnik on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF).
Gaza Turned Into a Killing Zone
"Russia's humanitarian aid is multifaceted and multi-format. First, we did everything to evacuate all Russian citizens, including a significant number of Palestinian citizens who are in joint families with Russian citizens from the zone," she stated. "Secondly, we continuously and regularly send humanitarian aid to this region [Gaza Strip] for people who have been suffering not just for months, but for many years".
"This approach is truly fair, honest, lawful, and one that can bring the situation out of the deadlock it has been driven into. Let's call things by their proper names. Who drove it into this deadlock? The Americans did. This deadlock affects not only the residents of Gaza and Palestine in general but also the residents of Israel, and it was conceived in Washington," the director of the information and press department of Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs asserted.
Atrocities Committed in Gaza "Monstrous"
"It is probably impossible to compare the degree of tragedy when a mother loses her child. Under any circumstances, it is a tragedy. But the numbers and circumstances and the international situation in which this is happening are unprecedented. For several months, we have not heard a single word of condemnation of such actions from those who have put human rights, democracy, and the protection of civilians on a pedestal," she concluded.