New York: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, addressing the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, warned that the "illegal use of force" by Israel "threatens to blow up the entire Middle East".

"Today, the illegal use of force by Israel against Palestinians, aggressive actions against Iran, Qatar, Yemen, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq threaten to blow up the entire Middle East," Lavrov said in his speech at the UN headquarters in New York.

Lavrov said Russia condemned the attack by Hamas militants on Israelis." However, he insisted that this cannot "justify" Israel's ongoing military campaign in Gaza.

"There is no justification for the brutal killings of the civilian population of Palestine, just as there is none for terrorist acts," he added. "There is no justification f

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