Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held phone talks with Israeli and Palestinian counterparts Eli Cohen and Riyad al-Maliki, expressing concern over a new round of violence in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the Russian side noted that Moscow is seriously concerned about a new wave of violence in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which could lead to the resumption of full-scale armed confrontation, which could cause more casualties and destruction.

Lavrov offered his colleagues his condolences for the deaths and injuries of civilians as a result of the recent escalation. He called on Israeli and Palestinian partners to show maximum responsibility and refrain from any actions that could provoke further degradation of the situation.