GENEVA, Oct 13 — Switzerland’s foreign minister said today that Israel had the right to defend itself following a deadly attack by Hamas but said its response should be...
Switzerland’s foreign minister said today that Israel had the right to defend itself following a deadly attack by Hamas but said its response should be proportionate. — AFP picGENEVA, Oct 13 — Switzerland’s foreign minister said today that Israel had the right to defend itself following a deadly attack by Hamas but said its response should be “proportionate”, at a briefing where he also confirmed the death of a Swiss-Israeli national.
“What we are doing is calling for international humanitarian law to be respected while recognising Israel’s legitimate right to defence,” Ignazio Cassis told a news briefing in response to a question about a possible ground invasion of the Gaza strip.Cassis opened the briefing by announcing the death of a Swiss dual national aged nearly 70 in the violence. He did not give details beyond saying the individual was killed by “terrorists”.
He added that Switzerland’s ruling Federal Council, of which he is a member, views Hamas as a “terrorist organisation”. It is currently exploring whether and how to make that legally binding, possibly by banning the group. — Reuters
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