International community divided on response to Hamas attack on Israel

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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Monday that talks on a two-state solution that delivered for the peaceful co-existence of Israel and Palestine were the only way forward once hostilities had terminated.

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00:00 Meeting the Arab League`s leader, Russia`s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov insisted a

00:06 two-state solution offered the only chance of peaceful existence for Israelis and Palestinians.

00:12 Moscow`s view one of many international reactions to the conflict, as Annelies Borges explains.

00:20 International reaction to Hamas` shocking offensive into Israel and Israeli massive

00:25 bombardment of Gaza in response have been revealing the divisions and the distinct views

00:31 of the conflict around the world.

00:34 Statements from most Western capitals have been accusing Hamas of a, quote, terrorist

00:38 attack with the U.S., the U.K., France and Italy all insisting on the line that Israel

00:44 has the right to defend itself.

00:47 None of those statements mentioned a recent escalation in Israeli settler violence, the

00:53 tensions around Al-Aqsa Mosque, nor the hundreds of civilians killed in airstrikes in Gaza

01:00 this year.

01:01 Meanwhile, China, Turkey, the UAE and the African Union have all been urging de-escalation

01:07 and a swift return to internationally backed peace talks.

01:11 Many of these players also saying that they would be willing to ramp up diplomatic efforts

01:15 to mediate the crisis and insisting that a two-state solution is the only way to guarantee

01:21 lasting regional peace.

01:23 Annelies Bources in Paris, for Euronews.

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