From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
Hamas slams joint international statement in support of Israel
Gianluca Pacchiani is the Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel
Izzat al-Rishq, a member of the Hamas political bureau, lambasts the joint statement issued yesterday by the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy.
“These positions once again confirm the double standards of these countries, and their blatant bias towards the Zionist occupation,” al-Rishq claims, “and provide it a cover and encouragement to continue and escalate its crimes against our defenseless people.”
In the statement, the leaders of the five countries wrote: “Our countries will support Israel in its efforts to defend itself and its people against such atrocities. We further emphasize that this is not a moment for any party hostile to Israel to exploit these attacks to seek advantage.”
