Widespread condemnation across globe for Hamas attack on Israel
Russia, China and Turkey merely urge restraint while some Islamic nations, and Iran in particular, blame Israel exclusively
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While western countries with many African and Latin American countries focused their response on condemning the Hamas attack, Russia, China and Turkey issued general appeals for restraint, as did several Arab states. But some parts of the Islamic world blamed Israel exclusively.
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France, Germany, Argentina and the UK were among the countries that said they were taking additional security measures for their Jewish communities.
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The Arab and Islamic world was split in its reaction between those countries that declared general calls for restraint from both sides, and those who held Israel solely responsible because of the treatment of Palestinians and the indiscriminate nature of the retaliation on residential buildings in Gaza.
The Saudi foreign ministry called for an “immediate cessation of violence”, as did the United Arab Emirates. Egypt warned of “grave consequences” and called for “exercising maximum restraint and avoiding exposing civilians to further danger”. The Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, also called for “restraint from all parties.”
Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority country, called for all acts of violence to stop but said the “root of the conflict” was the Israeli occupation of
Palestinian territories.
The Qatari foreign ministry called for general restraint but declared Israel alone responsible for the escalation of violence against Palestinians. Kuwait also blamed Israel for its “blatant attacks”.
The most emphatic support for Hamas came from Iran, which has long supported the militant movement.
“Iran supports the legitimate defence of the Palestinian nation,” President Ebrahim Raisi said, according to state television. Raisi praised the “resistance” efforts of both Hamas and Islamic Jihad and declared: “The Zionist regime and its supporters are responsible for endangering the security of nations in the region, and they must be held accountable in this matter.”
Russia, China and Turkey merely urge restraint while some Islamic nations, and Iran in particular, blame Israel exclusively
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