“We express our concern about the current escalation.

If the violence gets out of control, it will have serious consequences for the civilian population, ”RIA Novosti quoted the organization as saying.

Earlier, the Israeli army announced the conduct of Operation Dawn against the Islamic Jihad group in the Gaza Strip.

According to the health ministry of the enclave, seven people were killed and 40 injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Gaza Strip.

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid said that Tel Aviv is not interested in prolonged hostilities in the Gaza Strip, but is not afraid of them.

Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz approved an order to call up up to 25,000 reservists "for operational purposes."