MOSCOW, Oct 7, 2023 (BSS/AFP) - Russia's foreign ministry on Saturday called for Israeli and Palestinian forces to stop armed hostilities after attacks launched by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel.

"We call on the Palestinian and Israeli sides to immediately ceasefire, renounce violence, show the necessary restraint and -- with the help of the international community -- establish a negotiation process aimed at establishing a comprehensive, lasting and long-awaited peace," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.