‘Israel has the right to defend itself against such heinous attacks,’ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says.
European leaders condemned the surprise attack on Israel by the Hamas militant group early Saturday and proclaimed Israel’s right to defend itself.
“It is terrorism in its most despicable form,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in a statement. “Israel has the right to defend itself against such heinous attacks.”Israel off-guard early Saturday morning with thousands of rockets fired and dozens of heavily armed gunmen storming into Israel’s south. The Israel Defense Forces responded by striking Hamas targets in Gaza. “The IDF is initiating a “We are at war,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declared.
U.K. Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said Britain “unequivocally condemns the horrific attacks by Hamas on Israeli civilians.”Russia kills 50 in bomb attack on café, shop in northeast Ukraine
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