Israeli Foreign Ministry condemns Lavrov's 'outrageous' criticism of Israel

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has strongly condemned the statements made by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in a CBS interview, criticizing the Jewish state.

"Israel wholeheartedly rejects the outrageous words of Foreign Minister Lavrov. Israel is fighting to defend itself and its citizens against Hamas, a murderous terrorist organization that is worse than ISIS, which carried out a horrific massacre of over 1,200 Israeli men, women and children, kidnapped civilians from their homes, and still holds 136 hostages in Gaza, more than a hundred days later," the statement reads.

The Russian minister was also reminded that Hamas openly expresses its intentions to carry out attacks similar to those on October 7, committing war crimes and crimes against humanity.