Here's How World Leaders Have Reacted to Hamas' Surprise Attack on Israel
Israeli soldiers battled Hamas fighters in the streets of southern Israel on Sunday and launched retaliation strikes that leveled buildings in Gaza, while in northern Israel a brief exchange of strikes with Lebanon's Hezbollah militant group raised fears of a broader conflict.
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00:20 In this moment of tragedy, I wanna say to them and to the world and
00:34 to terrorists everywhere, that the United States stands with Israel.
00:39 We will not ever fail to have their back.
00:42 We'll make sure that they have the help their citizens need, and
00:46 they can continue to defend themselves.
00:48 >> The scenes that we've seen in Israel over the past 36 hours are truly horrifying.
00:53 I want to express my absolute solidarity for the people of Israel.
00:57 Now is not a time for equivocation, and I'm unequivocal.
01:00 Hamas and the people who support Hamas are fully responsible for
01:04 this appalling act of terror, for the murder of civilians, and
01:08 for the kidnapping of innocent people, including children.
01:11 I've just spoken with Prime Minister Netanyahu to assure him of the UK's
01:15 steadfast support as Israel defends itself against these appalling attacks.
01:19 We will do everything that we can to help.
01:22 Terrorism will not prevail.
01:23 >> Israelis themselves, Israeli journalists who were here in Ukraine,
01:31 who were in Bucha, are now seeing that they saw the same evil
01:36 where Russia came, the same evil.
01:40 And the only difference is that there is a terrorist organization that attacked
01:45 Israel, and here is a terrorist state that attacked Ukraine.
01:51 The intentions declared are different, but the essence is the same.
01:58 >> Australia unequivocally condemns the attack on Israel by Hamas.
02:04 We unequivocally condemn the indiscriminate rocket fire,
02:08 the targeting of civilians, and the taking of hostages,
02:12 a particularly distressing and egregious act by Hamas.
02:17 These are abhorrent acts, and
02:19 I again reiterate our call for all hostages to be released.
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