The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, said he was horrified by the renewal of the Israeli shelling of the Gaza Strip, which killed several hundred people, and called for "this nightmare to stop immediately", Agence France-Presse reported, BTA reported.
"The only way is a political settlement (of the conflict) in accordance with international law. "Israel's resort to even greater military force will only cause further suffering to the Palestinian population, which is already in a catastrophic situation," Turk said in a statement.
The Kremlin said on Monday it was concerned about the high number of civilian casualties following massive Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported.
Israel resumed air strikes on Gaza on Monday, breaking a ceasefire with the Palestinian militant group Hamas, amid Israel's pledge to use force to free the remaining hostages still being held. The death toll from Israeli shelling in the Gaza Strip has reached 413, DPA and Agence France-Presse reported, citing health authorities in Hamas-ruled Gaza. Palestinian enclave.
"Undoubtedly, another escalation of the situation, the re-entry into a spiral of increasing tension, is causing us concern. Of particular concern, of course, is the information about heavy casualties among the civilian population“, said Kremlin press secretary Dmitry Peskov, quoted by TASS.
"We are monitoring the situation very closely and, of course, we expect it to return to peaceful development," he added.