Cairo. File photoCAiro, Aug 8 The Russian Embassy in Cairo congratulated Egypt on its diplomatic victory on the success of its mediation efforts to end the escalation between Israel and the Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip.»Congratulations to our Egyptian friends on another diplomatic victory «Thanks to the intensive and effective mediation efforts of the authorities, the ARE managed to stop the bloodshed in the Palestinian territories, extinguish another hotbed of tension in the turbulent Middle East region and avoid new civilian casualties,» the diplomatic mission said in a statement on Monday. The Israeli army last Friday began Operation Dawn against Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. The military attacked targets in the Gaza Strip, a state of emergency was introduced in the Israeli rear. On Sunday evening, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the press service of the Israeli Prime Minister announced that the truce would come into force at 23.30 local time (coincides with Moscow time). Egyptian Satellite television channel Extra news, citing its sources, reported that Egyptian negotiators are in continuous contact with both sides of the conflict in the Gaza Strip, trying to convince them to take steps to de-escalate. .jpg» />Bogdanov discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip with a Hamas representative
