Published By: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Last Updated: October 09, 2023, 14:39 IST
Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
People react at the site where a rocket launched from the Gaza Strip landed in Tel Aviv, Israel. (Image: Reuters)
The United Arab Emirates did not condemn Hamas directly but said it was appalled hearing reports of Israeli civilians being taken hostages
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) termed the attack carried out on Israeli by the Palestinian terrorist group Hamas on Saturday was a “serious and grave escalation”, news agencies AFP and Reuters said in a report.
“Civilians on both sides must always have full protection under international humanitarian law and must never be a target of conflict. Civilians on both sides must always have full protection under international humanitarian law and must never be a target of conflict,” the UAE foreign ministry statement said.
The UAE and Israel normalised relations in 2020.
(This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed – AFP)
