The German government holds a minute of silence for the Israeli victims of the Hamas terror attacks in parliament.
The president of parliament, Baerbel Bas, vows that Germany will stand univocally on the side of Israel and support the country’s right to defend itself and protect its people.
“In these dark hours, our thoughts are with the families of all the victims, with the injured and with the abducted hostages who are being abused as human shields, and with the family members and friends who fear for them. Their anguish, unimaginable to us, cannot be put into words,” Bas said.
Bas stressed that Germany will not accept any kind of anti-Israeli or antisemitic protests in Germany.
The Israeli ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, who attended the minute of silence in parliament, received long, standing ovations by Germany’s government ministers and lawmakers.
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