Israel joins Western powers in condemning the poisoning of a Russian former double agent in England earlier this month, an incident that sparked soaring diplomatic tensions between London and Moscow.
In a statement, the Foreign Ministry says it “strongly condemns the event in Great Britain,” referring to the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury on March 4 with a Soviet-designed chemical agent. Both are in critical condition at a local hospital.
Unlike the UK, the US, France, and Germany, Israel did not blame Russia for attempting to kill Skripal.
Yesterday, British Prime Minister Theresa May expelled 23 Russian diplomats, severed high-level contacts with Moscow, and vowed both open and covert actions in response to the attack.
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