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[Global Network Report] According to reports from multiple Russian media including RIA Novosti and TASS, when Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov was speaking at the UN Security Council meeting on the 17th local time, two women stood up and started shouting slogans, trying to interrupt his speech. In response, UN Secretary-General Spokesperson Stephane Duyarik and Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zakharova responded separately later that day.

According to Russian News Agency, the UN Security Council held a meeting on the situation in the Middle East on the 17th. When Lavrov was speaking at the meeting, two women stood up and started shouting slogans in the conference hall. Lavrov did not understand what they were shouting, and he said to the two women, "I don't understand, please speak more clearly, speak more clearly, otherwise I don't understand. Someone please speak more clearly, what do you want." The report said that the security personnel then asked the two women to leave the meeting.

The UN Security Council held a meeting on the 17th local time. Source: Screenshot of Russian News Agency video

According to TASS, Diyarik said at a press conference later that day that the two women were "guests of a delegation" and their behavior violated the regulations of the UN Security Council. When asked "which delegation these two women came from", Diyarik said, "I understand that they were registered by the Israeli delegation."

Diyarik answered questions at a press conference on the 17th local time. Source: Screenshot of the video posted by the United Nations YouTube account

Russian News Agency reported that regarding the above incident, Zakharova posted on the social platform Telegram on the 17th that some people at the meeting thought that the two women were shouting slogans in support of Palestine, and some thought they were shouting slogans demanding the release of hostages. "If everyone thinks that there are troublemakers who broke into the UN headquarters, they are wrong. In fact, they were specially invited by the Israeli Permanent Mission to the (UN) to show their support. The UN Secretariat confirmed this and called them 'guests of the Israeli delegation.'" Zakharova said that the behavior of the two women was "stupid" and the effect was "counterproductive" - ​​many people mistakenly thought that they supported Palestine.

Zakharova, file photo, source: Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs website

"The behavior of the Israeli mission to the United Nations has long raised questions among many people: the staff of the country's permanent mission often turns diplomatic work into a farce," Zakharova added.

In addition, the Times of Israel reported on the 17th that two women shouted slogans at the UN Security Council meeting that day, calling for the release of Israeli hostages. The report said that the Israeli permanent mission to the United Nations did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the news.