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| Russian diplomatic mission car attacked near Jerusalem |
| 2025-08-06 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] An official vehicle of the Russian diplomatic mission to the Palestinian National Authority was attacked near Jerusalem. This was reported on August 5 by the Russian Foreign Ministry. The ministry stressed that the car had diplomatic license plates and was carrying Russian diplomats accredited to the Israeli Foreign Ministry. "The car <…> was attacked in the area of the illegal Israeli settlement of Givat Assaf near Jerusalem by a group of settlers. The car sustained mechanical damage. The attack itself was accompanied by verbal threats against Russian diplomats," the department's website says. Moreover, the attack took place in front of the Israeli military, and they did not even try to prevent the aggression. The Foreign Ministry considers the incident a gross violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961, which, among other things, speaks of the obligations of the host country to ensure the principle of immunity of diplomats. The Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv sent a corresponding representation to the authorities of the Jewish state. The Russian Foreign Ministry expects that the Israeli side will draw conclusions. Russia lodges protest over alleged settler attack on Russian diplomatic vehicle [IsraelTimes] “On July 30, a vehicle of the Russian Federation’s mission to the Palestinian National Authority, bearing diplomatic license plates and carrying personnel of the Russian diplomatic mission accredited by Israel’s Foreign Ministry, was attacked near the illegal Israeli settlement of Givat Assaf, near Jerusalem, by a group of settlers,” Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova says in a statement. The incident occurred “with the acquiescence of Israeli military personnel, who were present at the scene and did not attempt to stop the attackers’ aggressive actions,” she adds. Reuters was not able to independently verify the Russian foreign ministry’s report. Zakharova says the Russian embassy in Tel Aviv submitted an official démarche to Israeli authorities. |
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