MOSCOW, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Russia condemned the fuel
and electricity cuts in the Gaza Strip, alleging it will undermine the
Israeli-Palestinian dialogue, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said on Monday.
Isolation and revenge, which will affect the daily
life of the Palestinians, were hardly effective by means of fighting extremism,
Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin said.
"These steps on the part of Israel clash with the
current political dialogue between Mahmoud Abbas and Ehud Olmer," Interfaxnews
agency quoted him as saying.
On Sunday, Israel began cutting vital fuel shipments
to the Gaza Strip, which was designated as a "hostile territory" by the Israeli
authorities in September, after Hamas, which opposes the creation of the state
of Israel, won control of the area following months of clashes with its Fatah
rival.
According to keen observers, the Israeli move is aimed at pressuring the Hamas group to clamp down on militants, who have been firing rockets into parts of Israel from the area.
