A new gap between Europe and the USon the one hand, and Middle East and Russia, On the other hand, it seems to be opening up as a result of this new escalation of war in the Middle East. While the leaders of European countries have unwaveringly expressed their solidarity with Israel in the face of the attacks launched by the Hamas militia, reiterating the right of the Jewish country to defend itself, Moscow and the authorities of the Arab countries have called for “containment“, deliberately avoiding condemning the bombings and armed incursions into Israeli territory.
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has expressed its solidarity with Israel and has supported its “right to defend oneself”. “I unequivocally condemn the attack carried out by Hamas against Israel, this is terrorism in its most despicable form and Israel has the right to defend itself from attacks so hateful“said the person responsible on her Twitter account.
The business manager of the U.S. Embassy In Israel, Stephanie Hallett, has expressed its condemnation for the deaths of civilians in attacks by “Gaza terrorists.” “The United States Embassy in Israel is disgusted by the images coming from the southern Israel of civilians killed and wounded at the hands of Gaza terrorists“, Hallett has published.
The Spanish Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Albareshas expressed his awe for the “indiscriminate violence” that Hamas and its militiamen have displayed, and has declared its solidarity with the victims in a message spread on the social network X. The Spanish Government “strongly condemns the very serious terrorist attacks” from Gaza against Israel. “Spain is firmly with peace, stability and security in the region,” added the head of Spanish diplomacy.
The acting President of the Government, Pedro Sanchez, has transmitted “a message of rejection of any form of violence”, as well as of “peace and harmony between different religions and civilizations”. Inspired by the presence in Granada in the previous days of the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyhas attacked “the imperialism of a neighbor that has always believed that nations are not free, that borders are reviewable and that a country can necessarily be occupied in an unjustified manner as (Vladimir) Putin does.”
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The Italian Executive chaired by the ultra-conservative Giorgia Meloni He has also condemned Hamas incursions. “The Italian Government is closely following the brutal attack that is taking place in Israel. It condemns in the strongest terms the ongoing terror and violence against innocent civilians,” the Executive Presidency said in a statement. “The horror will never prevail; We support Israel’s right to defend itself,” he added.
Great Britain and Germany They have issued separate statements in a very similar sense. “Israel has all our solidarity and the rightguaranteed by international law, to defend themselves,” the German Foreign Minister wrote on the social network Annalena Baerbock. “He United Kingdom unequivocally condemns the horrific attacks by Hamas against Israeli civilians,” the British Foreign Minister, James Cleverly, also reported in X. France, for its part, has expressed its “full solidarity with Israel and with the victims of these attacks”, while reaffirming his “absolute rejection of terrorism” and his support for “the security of Israel”.
In the Arab world, Egypt, which has a land border with the Gaza Strip, has so far been one of the few countries to issue a reaction. A key mediator between Palestine and Israel, he has warned of “the serious consequences” of the new escalation, and has urged the two parties to exercise “maximum restraint”, and for international actors to “intervene immediately.” Saudi Arabia has expressed itself in similar terms.
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In its first reaction, Russia, faced in a pulse with the West without equal since the end of the cold war of the 20th century, he wanted to emphasize that he was unaware of the Hamas intentions to attack Israel, and has wanted to present herself as a possible mediator to achieve a ceasefire. “It has been an unexpected escalation. If we had known about it we would have prevented it,” Deputy Foreign Minister Mijail Boganov told the Russian agency Interfax. Boasting of keeping the channels open with all the parties in the conflict – Israelis, Palestinians, Arabs – Moscow anticipates that it will try to “find out what is happening.”
Since the start of the Ukrainian war, Moscow has intensified contacts with Hamas, and many observers question whether the Kremlin was truly unaware of the imminent Palestinian offensive. Without going any further, it emerged last March that Saleh Al Arourinumber two of the Islamic Resistance movement (Hamas), visited the Russian capital almost secretly.