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The Israeli foreign minister noted that Mojtaba Khamenei’s father had also previously said the “Zionist regime” was ending.
“This most recent violence does not come in a vacuum,” claimed António Guterres, the United Nations secretary-general. “The reality is that it grows out of a long-standing conflict, with a 56-year long occupation and no political end in sight.”
The Sydney rally came a day after the Democratic Socialists of America held a similar “pro-Palestine” rally in New York City’s Times Square.
The motion, led by Pakistani envoy Zaman Mehdi on behalf of the OIC, did not mention Hamas or terrorism, and blamed Israel for “breeding violence.”
“The terrorist actions of Hamas have no justification, no legitimacy and must be universally condemned,” the countries stated.
Solidarity with Jerusalem is strong days after a horrific attack that leaves 900-plus dead, thousands wounded and more than 100 held hostage.
“It is imperative that all funding from the German Foreign Office and the Ministry of Development be put to the test,” said German politician Christoph Meyer. “An immediate halt to German funding of E.U. and U.N. programs for Palestine must also not be taboo.”
“The scale of terror and brutality against Israel and its people is a turning point,” said the commissioner for the E.U. neighborhood.
“What Hamas will experience will be difficult and terrible,” the Israeli prime minister told southern leaders.
“What’s important now is the international community show its solidarity with Israel. We have Israel’s back fully,” said U.S. deputy ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood.
The Gaza-based terror group’s assault on Israel was “serious and grave escalation,” said the Gulf kingdom.
A senior U.S. administration official had said on Sunday that “it’s too early to say whether the state of Iran was directly involved or planning and supporting. I’m not going to get ahead of that.”
Palestinian writer and educator Refaat Alareer told the news channel that the carnage in southern Israel was “legitimate and moral.”
