Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo believes that Israeli authorities should stop the blockade of the Gaza Strip. transmits TASS. According to him, such steps cannot be justified by the right to protection of the Jewish state.
“Israel has every right to defend itself, to defend itself against further terrorist attacks. But this cannot justify denying millions of civilians the opportunity to meet basic needs,” De Croo explained.
He added that Hamas’ attack on Israel led to an escalation of the situation in the Middle East. De Croo emphasized that the Palestinian group is holding not only foreign citizens but the entire population of Gaza hostage.
The Belgian Prime Minister concluded his words as follows: “That’s why we say, release the hostages, allow humanitarian aid, and then we can sit at the negotiation table.”
On October 7, Hamas launched thousands of rockets into Israel and announced the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Thousands of militants invaded Israeli territory, seizing dozens of military equipment and more than a hundred hostages. Against this background, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the country was at war.
The Israel Defense Forces intervention operation was called “Iron Swords”; One of its goals was the destruction of Hamas. The Israeli Air Force launched an attack on hundreds of militant targets in the Gaza Strip, and the country’s National Security Council decided to cut off water, food, goods, electricity and fuel supplies to the region. Israel announced to the UN on October 13 that 1.1 million Palestinians would be evacuated to southern Gaza ahead of the ground operation.
Previously in Israel baptized Conflict between Hamas and World War III.