NATO condemns Hamas attacks on Israel

NATO strongly condemns the attacks of the Hamas group against Israel, the country has the right to defend itself, said Dylan White, an official representative of the alliance, on the social network X (formerly Twitter).

“We strongly condemn today’s terrorist attacks by Hamas against Israel, a NATO partner. Our thoughts are with the victims and all those affected. Terrorism is a fundamental threat to free societies, and Israel has the right to defend itself,” it said.

Hamas began firing rockets at Israel in the early morning hours of October 7. The reason for the launch of a “military operation” against Israel called “Al-Aqsa Flood,” according to the leader of the military wing, Mohammed ad-Deifo, was the occupation and repeated Israeli incursions into the Al-Aqsa Mosque.

The IDF responded by announcing a military operation against the Palestinian militants “Iron Swords”. Israeli aviation and artillery began striking the Gaza Strip even before the official announcement. Later it became knownthat the Israeli air force carried out strikes on 17 military targets and four command centers of the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip.

As a result of the hostilities, according to official data, at least 40 Israelis were killed and more than 700 were injured. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was at war and promised the enemy would “pay the price.” Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir declared a state of emergency in the country.