Under attack for its role in supporting the Assad regime in Syria, Russia has come out in a harsh attack against Israel for suing “indiscriminate and unacceptable” force against Gazans along the Gaza border.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry on Monday attacked the IDF for using force against protesters inside Gaza, referring to the violent clashes that have taken place on recent Fridays along the border.

The day began with both Russia and Syria blaming Israel for attack a Syrian air base near Homs on Monday, which they report claimed 14 lives. Actually, Syrian state-run TV first blamed the United States, and after the Pentagon issued a denial, the focus shifted to Jerusalem. Lebanese Army officials reported four Israeli fighter planes were in Lebanese airspace for a 10-minutes period at about 3:25AM.

US officials have since confirmed to NBC that they knew about the Israeli strike, which Israel has not confirmed.

As Russia remains the target of US and other criticism for its role in Syria, as the regime continues to use weapons of mass destruction against civilians, Moscow feels it can deflect some of the criticism by going on the offensive, and who better to attack than Israel.

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)