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Russian Ambassador in Israel Highlights Security Ties and Humanitarian Cooperation Amid Regional Challenges

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First reported by Ynet · 3 hours ago

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Russian Ambassador Anatoly Viktorov confirmed ongoing security dialogue with Israel's Mossad head and defended Moscow's contacts with Hamas as humanitarian. He praised Israel's neutral stance on sanctions and expressed hopes to restore direct flights and maintain grain supplies amid regional tensions.

01Russian Ambassador Anatoly Viktorov personally knows new Mossad chief Roman Gofman and maintains security talks.
02Russia and Israel continue cooperation on shared security threats and exchange warnings.
03Viktorov denies Russian support for Hamas, framing contacts as humanitarian and hostage-related.
04Russia supports a Palestinian state and sees no major change from Israel's upcoming elections.
05Israel has not joined Western sanctions on Russia nor supplied lethal arms to Ukraine, praised by Viktorov.
06Hope expressed for resuming direct flights between Israel and Russia and continued Russian grain exports to Israel.

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