On the heels of condemnations by other world leaders, the foreign ministers of France and Belgium express deep condolences and condemnation for the murders of the three Israeli students.
“Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Didier Reynders learned with horror and dismay about the death of three young Israelis who were abducted on 12 June. He expresses his condolences to the families of the children and to the Israeli people and authorities,” reads a statement from the Belgian foreign office.
“The perpetrators of this crime must be prosecuted and held accountable.”
Reynders also calls on the Palestinians to accept Israel and renounce violence in order to bring about a lasting peace.
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius (photo credit: AP/Jean-Christophe Bott,Pool)
“Shocked and distressed” French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, meanwhile, expresses his “horror and indignation” at the “heinous, cowardly and barbaric” crimes against the three students.
“While the French government has continued to demand the release of these three youths, I send their family and the Israeli people my deepest condolences and my total solidarity. I share their grief and sorrow at the cowardice of the killings.”
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