In an apparent U-turn of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict, Moscow’s Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya on Thursday said that Israel does not possess the right to self-defence under international law against Hamas as it is an “occupying state”.In an apparent U-turn of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s stance on the Israel-Hamas conflict, Moscow’s Ambassador to the UN Vasily Nebenzya on Thursday said that Israel does not possess the right to self-defence under international law against Hamas as it is an “occupying state”.