Russias President Vladimir Putin said that Israels decision to siege the whole region of Gaza is “unacceptable” and claimed that the whole population of Gaza does not support Hamas on Saturday.Vladimir Putin was addressing the press conference after the CIS summit meeting in Kyrgyzstan.Israel is using pretty cruel methods: PutinPutin said, “Israel is responding on a large scale and using pretty cruel methods. Harsh. Of course, we understand the logic of what is going on, but despite all the ferocity on both sides, despite all the remorseless we need to think about the civilian population”.The Russian president added, “Some say that there may be military and normal military measures taken against the Gaza sector. Similar to the blockade of Leningrad during World War Two, we understand where that goes and this is unacceptable there. Two plus million people there and not all of them support Hamas”.Putin also mentioned the Palestinian demand for an independent state and said that they were promised and have the right to expect to get delivered.Answering the question, of whether Russia can play the role of a mediator between Israel and Hamas, Putin highlighted that Russia has good relations with Israel and Palestine and assured support in resolving the conflict.The Russian president said, “I think Russia can help with this. Over the last 15 years or so we have had good relationships with Israel. We have good relationships with Palestine and nobody can suspect us in trying to play an unfair game. Of course, if anybody needs our effort”.Earlier in the day, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said that infantry forces and tanks entered the Gaza Strip in localized raids to eliminate the area of potential terrorists and locate missing Israelis.
