German Chancellor Olaf Scholz warned this Wednesday the Lebanese Shiite group Hezbollah and Iran not to get involved in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, stressing that if they do they will commit “a serious mistake.”
“I clearly warn Hezbollah and Iran against involvement in this conflict. They would make a grave mistake,” Scholz said in a statement made in Cairo, along with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, with whom he discussed the situation. current situation in Israel and Gaza.
“We spoke in depth about the humanitarian situation in Gaza. It is clear to us that the Palestinians are not Hamas and Hamas has no right to speak on behalf of the Palestinians,” Scholz added.
“Hamas takes innocent civilians hostage and uses them as human shields. Our goal is to protect civilians and do something about human suffering,” said the head of the German Government.
The chancellor also referred to the attack on a Gaza hospital on Tuesday, which killed hundreds of people, arguing that the case must be clarified, but immediately added that “Hamas, with its horrible terrorist attack on October 7, caused pain to Israel and, later, perhaps also to the people of Gaza.
The Islamist movement Hamas blames Israel for the attack, while Israelis attribute the explosion to the Palestinian organization Islamic Jihad.
Scholz, who visited Israel on Tuesday to demonstrate Germany’s support for that Middle Eastern country, today again condemned Hamas’ position, stating that “the attack by Hamas terrorists against Israel cannot be justified by anything or anyone.” .
The chancellor also admitted that Israel’s response is legitimate, considering that “any State has the right and obligation to defend itself from a terrorist attack to protect its population. The State of Israel also has this right.”
The Islamist group Hamas made a surprise attack on Israel on October 7, launching thousands of rockets and advancing armed militias by land, sea and air.
In response, Israel has been bombing several Hamas infrastructures in the Gaza Strip and imposed a siege on the territory, cutting off water, fuel and electricity supplies.
The war, which lasts 11 days, has already caused at least 5,000 deaths.
Present today in Cairo, Scholz stated that he wanted to “collaborate together with Egypt to alleviate the serious consequences of the war”, recalling that Egypt, “as a neighboring country [do conflito]is directly affected by the situation.”
“We are working together to ensure that there is humanitarian access to Gaza as quickly as possible. People need water, food and medicine,” he said, guaranteeing that Germany, like Egypt, “will not abandon the people.”
Source: TSF
