An angry crowd in Russia\u2019s mostly Muslim region of Dagestan stormed an airport where a flight from Israel arrived on Sunday,\u00a0forcing authorities to close the facility and divert flights. <\/p>\n
Multiple videos posted on social media showed a crowd of people inside the Makhachkala Uytash Airport (MCX) and on the runway, some waving the Palestinian flag, others forcing their way through closed doors in the international terminal. <\/p>\n
Clashes left at least 10 people injured, including two people in critical condition, according to a statement by the Dagestan Health Ministry late Sunday. <\/p>\n
The\u00a0airport was temporarily closed and flights were diverted, according to a statement from\u00a0the\u00a0Russian\u00a0Federal Air\u00a0Transport\u00a0Agency, saying \u201cunknown persons\u201d broke into the facility. <\/p>\n
The Red Wing Airlines flight\u00a0from Tel Aviv\u00a0arrived Sunday at 7:17 p.m. local time, according to Flight Aware, and was quickly surrounded by protesters upon landing. <\/p>\n
In one video, a pilot takes to the speaker of his aircraft to say: \u201cIt is not safe to open the doors\u201d because \u201cprotesters\u00a0are below our plane.\u201d <\/p>\n
According to Russian state media\u00a0TASS, \u201cthose gathered oppose the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.\u201d <\/p>\n
The incident is the latest to illustrate huge global tensions and divides over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, which was sparked by a coordinated October 7 attack by the militant group that killed some 1,400 people, mostly civilians, and the kidnapping of more than 200 people. <\/p>\n
Israel\u2019s retaliation has been relentless, with Gaza under siege and heavily bombarded, inflaming tensions far beyond the Middle East. <\/p>\n
Israeli strikes on\u00a0Gaza\u00a0have resulted in some 8,000 fatalities, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah\u00a0said on Sunday,\u00a0drawing the data from sources in the Hamas-controlled enclave. Around 3,000 of those killed are children, according to the same authorities. <\/p>\n
Protests have erupted across the world, in support of both Israel and Gaza, with tensions often spilling over. <\/p>\n
\u201cIsrael expects the Russian legal authorities to safeguard the well-being of all Israeli citizens and Jews wherever they are and to take strong action against the rioters and against the wild incitement being directed against Jews and Israelis,\u201d the Israeli Prime Minister\u2019s office and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs\u00a0said in a joint statement. <\/p>\n
\u201cIsraeli Ambassador to Russia Alex Ben Zvi is working with the Russian authorities to secure the well-being of Jews and Israelis at the site,\u201d it added. <\/p>\n
The US also\u00a0called on Russia to protect Israelis and Jews. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe United States vigorously condemns the antisemitic protests in Dagestan, Russia,\u201d National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson wrote on social media. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe US unequivocally stands with the entire Jewish community as we witness a worldwide surge in antisemitism. There is never any excuse or justification for antisemitism.\u201d <\/p>\n
In another post on social media, the US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism, Amb. Deborah E. Lipstadt, condemned the incident. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe condemn the violent protests that have been reported in Russia threatening Israelis and Jews.\u00a0We call on Russian authorities to ensure their safety,\u201d Lipstadt said. <\/p>\n
Sergey Melikov, head of the\u00a0Dagestan\u00a0Republic, took to Telegram Sunday to denounce the incident, telling people to not spread false information or make hasty decisions. <\/p>\n
\u201cBy your poorly thought-out actions you only aggravate the situation, pleasing the scoundrels who want to exploit the desire to see justice and the impassioned attitude to other people\u2019s grief and unity, which have always distinguished\u00a0Dagestanis,\u201d Melikov said. <\/p>\n\n
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