Moscow views Israel’s strike on the capital of Qatar as a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.

Axar.az reports, citing TASS, "Russia regards the incident as a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter, an attack on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of an independent state and a step escalating further tensions and instability in the Middle East," the statement reads.

According to the ministry, such methods of dealing with those Israel considers to be its enemies and opponents are highly reprehensible.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also stressed that the missile attack on Qatar, "a country that plays a key mediation role in indirect talks between Hamas and the Israeli leadership on ending the nearly two-year-long war in the Gaza Strip and releasing detained persons, cannot be seen as anything other than an act aimed at weakening international efforts to find peaceful solutions," the statement reads.

On September 9, Israel carried out strikes on buildings in a residential district of Doha, targeting senior members of the Hamas leadership.