Tel Aviv: In the thick of the continuing attack on Gaza, Israel issued a statement calling upon Russia to protect Israeli citizens and Jews living in Russia.
Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office made the statement late Sunday night following a group of Muslims waving Palestinian flags barged into Makhachkala airport in Dagestan region of Russia.
The protestors had reached the airport amid reports that a Russian airline 'Red Wings' had arrived at the airport from Tel Aviv carrying Jewish refugees.
The Israeli Prime Minister's office demanded stringent action against the rioters and the incitement directed against Jews and Israeli citizens.
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