Russia’s foreign ministry decides to make fun of Israeli hostages held in Gaza, to get back over a Russian-Belarusian band that denounces Moscow’s Ukraine invasion being welcomed in Tel Aviv after they were held in Thailand on immigration charges that had sparked fears they could be deported to Russia and face prison.
Several members of Bi-2 have dual nationalities, including Israeli and Australian.
“We understand the attempts of Israeli diplomats to show that they can free, if not the hostages, then musicians,” the Russian Foreign Ministry writes on Facebook.
Over 130 hostages, mainly civilians, have been held by the Hamas terror group in Gaza for nearly four months. Some have been killed in captivity.
The quip comes at the end of a long post in which Moscow denies having had Thailand do its bidding by detaining the band for a week.
Russian independent media had reported that Moscow’s diplomats were demanding the band be sent to Russia.
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