Israeli media reported that Israeli Foreign Minister Yisrael Katz summoned Moscow's ambassador to Tel Aviv, Anatoly Viktorov, to "reprimand" him. Channel indicated that the reason was a series of statements made by senior officials in Moscow against Israel.
Tel Aviv "also wants to rebuke the Russian ambassador, because his country does not call for the release of prisoners detained in Gaza," as it put it. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli or Russian authorities on what the Israeli channel reported.