Foreign Ministry: Envoy’s remark on war crimes in Bucha not the official position

The [Israeli] Foreign Ministry is distancing itself from the condemnation by Israel’s ambassador in Ukraine of the alleged killing of Ukrainian civilians by Russian forces as a war crime.

Asked if that is the ministry’s official position, a spokesman tells Haaretz, “No. It’s a tweet by the ambassador regarding the photos. He didn’t blame Russia.”

 

In Rare Rebuke, Israeli Envoy Blasts 'War Crimes' After Russian Forces Flee Ukraine's Bucha

As Russian forces withdraw from Bucha, reports describe bodies lying in the streets, with the mayor saying that some 300 Ukrainian civilians were killed ■ Israel's Foreign Ministry spokesman says in response that the tweet 'didn't blame Russia'