Russia condemns strike on Greek Orthodox Church in Gaza Strip

By Elena Teslova

MOSCOW (AA) – The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday condemned a strike on a Greek Orthodox church in the Gaza Strip, sheltering displaced people.

"We categorically reject the indiscriminate use of force, we categorically reject strikes from whichever side they are carried out on civilian objects, naturally, we condemn and proceed from the fact that this issue will be investigated accordingly," the ministry's deputy spokesman Alexey Zaytsev said in response to Anadolu correspondent’s question at a news conference in Moscow.

The official also "categorically" condemned any attacks on civilian infrastructure.

On Thursday evening, multiple reports informed that an Israeli bombing destroyed the Greek Orthodox Saint Porphyrius Church in Gaza City, and killed and wounded many people.

Later Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf Qudra said that at least 16 Palestinian Christians were among those killed in direct Israeli attacks on the church on Thursday evening.