Czech president backs Israeli right to ‘aggressive response’ to Gaza rockets

The Czech Republic is backing Israel’s right to an “aggressive response” to the incessant rockets on the country’s south from Gaza.

“Hamas is clearly a terrorist organization. The missile attacks on Israel that they carry out are utterly unacceptable and must be condemned,” a spokesperson for President Milos Zeman says. “Israel has the full right to an aggressive response.”

Zeman, a staunch supporter of Israel, is due to visit the country later this month. Czech Foreign Minister Tomáš Petříček is currently in Israel on an official visit.

Hamás je jednoznačně teroristická organizace. Raketové útoky na Izrael, které provádí, jsou naprosto nepřijatelné a tvrdě je odsuzujeme. Izrael má plné právo na razantní reakci.

— Jiří Ovčáček (@exPREZIDENTCR) November 12, 2018

— Raphael Ahren