White House condemns Hamas and pledges support for Israel after attacks
Coral Murphy Marcos
The Guardian / October 7, 2023
Joe Biden says US will offer ‘rock solid and unwavering’ support to Israeli government as Tel Aviv mounts counterattack.
The White House and other US politicians voiced their support for Israel on Saturday after attacks from Hamas stunned the world.
Joe Biden said he...
Condemnation and calls for restraint after Hamas attack on Israel
Ruth Michaelson
The Guardian / October 7, 2023
Incursion shocks international observers, particularly among governments of the Middle East.
International leaders condemned an unprecedented incursion by Palestinian militants into southern Israel, while governments across the Middle East called for restraint after an attack that shook the Israeli security establishment.
“This attack is...
Hundreds die and hostages held as Hamas assault shocks Israel
Bethan McKernan
The Guardian / October 7, 2023
Netanyahu declares war as at least 250 Israelis are killed; more than 230 Palestinians die in airstrikes launched in response.
Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories are reeling from the most serious escalation between the Jewish state and the Islamist group Hamas to date,...
President Abbas stresses right of Palestinians to defend themselves
Middle East Monitor / October 7, 2023
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday stressed the right of his people to defend themselves, according to Palestine’s official news agency WAFA, Anadolu Agency reports.
During an urgent meeting with top civil and security officials, the Palestinian president ordered necessary protection for people,...
Statement by Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades top military commander
Middle East Monitor / October 7, 2023
On the military operation against the Israeli occupation across the borderline of the Gaza Strip, the commander-in-chief of Hamas’s Al-Qassam Brigades, Mohammed Deif, states the following:
The Zionist colonial occupation occupied our Palestinian homeland and displaced our people, destroyed our towns and...
From hubris to humiliation: The 10 hours that shocked Israel
Marwan Bishara
Al-Jazeera / October 7, 2023
The Palestinian blitzkrieg is a military failure and a political catastrophe for Israel of colossal proportions.
A few days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered a boastful speech at the United Nations, announcing the establishment of a new Middle East centred around...
Gaza’s shock attack has terrified Israelis – it should also unveil the context
Haggai Matar
+972 Magazine / October 7, 2023
The dread Israelis are feeling after today's assault, myself included, has been the daily experience of millions of Palestinians for far too long.
This is a terrible day. After waking up to air sirens under a barrage of hundreds of rockets fired...
Verklaring Nederlands Palestina Komitee over Gaza aanval
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Politici in Nederland struikelen over elkaar heen in hun adhesiebetuigingen aan het adres van Israel, na de grootschalige aanval van HAMAS van vandaag op Israelische doelen. De media lijken op hun beurt de Israelische berichtgeving over de ontwikkelingen klakkeloos over te nemen(is men onbekend met Israelische...
World reacts to surprise attack by Hamas on Israel
Reuters / October 7, 2023
Oct 7 (Reuters) - The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years on Saturday in a surprise assault that combined gunmen crossing into several Israeli towns with a heavy barrage of rockets fired from the Gaza Strip.
Israel said it was...
World reactions to the surprise attack by Palestinian Hamas on Israel
Al-Jazeera / October 7, 2023
Hamas launched the biggest attack on Israel in years, killing more than 20 people. Here are the reactions.
The Palestinian group Hamas has launched the biggest attack on Israel in years, killing more than 20 people in a surprise assault that included gunmen entering Israeli towns...
