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Russia Condemns Israeli Settler Attack on Diplomats

8/7/2025

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Russia has expressed outrage after Israeli settlers assaulted a diplomatic vehicle near the illegal settlement of Giv’at Asaf on July 30, damaging it and hurling threats at the accredited diplomats inside. With Israeli soldiers standing by, Moscow condemned this alarming incident as a breach of the 1961 Vienna Convention, escalating tensions between the nations.

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Russia has expressed outrage after Israeli settlers assaulted a diplomatic vehicle near the illegal settlement of Giv’at Asaf on July 30, damaging it and hurling threats at the accredited diplomats inside. With Israeli soldiers standing by, Moscow condemned this alarming incident as a breach of the 1961 Vienna Convention, escalating tensions between the nations.