Polyansky called the Israeli Permanent Representative's comparison of the actions of Russia and Hamas nonsense. Earlier, Erdan compared the Russian special operation to the Hamas attack on Israel.
Also, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni expressed the opinion that the Palestinian Hamas movement would not have attacked Israel if Russia had not launched a special military operation in Ukraine. Later, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev called Meloni a stupid person after her words about Russia's role in the Hamas attacks.