Last weekend’s Hamas attack was “an attack on everyone, not just Israel”, the Taoiseach has told The Pat Kenny Show.
Leo Varadkar: "Israel has a right to defend itself - but it has to do so in a way that is proportionate”Leo Varadkar insisted there is ‘no moral equivalence’ between the Hamas attacks which killed over 1,000 people in Israel and the Israeli response in recent days.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health says more than 5,000 people have been injured in the air strikes on the city – 60% of whom are women and children.“Attacks on civilians are always wrong,” he said. “They constitute war crimes. The Israeli flag is projected on the walls of Jerusalem's Old City near the Jaffa Gate following the Hamas attack, 10-10-2023. Image: Nir Alon / Alamy“Let's not forget, Hamas didn't just attack Israel,” he said. “It killed and took hostage citizens of countries from all over the world – from Thailand to America to the UK.“I believe Israel has a right to defend itself; it's surrounded by enemies who want to destroy it – but it has to do so in a way that is proportionate.
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