Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the US's increased military presence in the Middle East risked an "escalation" of the Gaza conflict
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![Sergei Lavrov [Getty]](/sites/default/files/styles/image_156x88/public/media/images/968FE941-EC62-4BD9-837C-6B4C03280380.jpg?h=d1cb525d&itok=HRVLLKyH "Sergei Lavrov [Getty]")
