Overseas Affairs Minister E.P. Chet Greene stated Antigua “condemns the terrorist assault on Israel as we condemn terrorism in every single place”.
“No concern is solved by aggression and battle whose penalties are far-reaching and lengthy lasting because the escalation of the scenario now exhibits,” he stated including, “We specific our sorrow for the civilians who’ve been killed and prolong our deepest sympathy to their households.”
Earlier, Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness additionally condemned the assault on Israel.
“The Authorities of Jamaica condemns within the strongest phrases the assault by the Hamas group on Israel, ensuing within the deaths, harm, and abduction of Israeli civilians.
“We convey our sympathies to the Authorities and folks of Israel and to the households of all these affected,” Holness stated in an announcement posted to X, previously Twitter.
The Jamaican prime minister known as for a diplomatic decision to the battle whereas noting that there was no place for “violence and terror” in worldwide relations.
“Jamaica firmly believes that using violence and terror has no place in worldwide relations and may by no means be used towards harmless civilians,” Holness stated.
“We name for a cessation of hostilities, a return to peace inside internationally agreed tips, and the pursuit of diplomatic options.”
Early Saturday, the Palestinian militant group Hamas launched a large-scale shock assault towards Israel, firing 1000’s of rockets from Gaza and sending in models by way of air, land, and sea to kill and abduct Israelis.
No less than 700 individuals have reportedly been killed in Israel — a staggering toll on a scale the nation has not skilled in a long time — and greater than 400 have been killed in Gaza as Israeli airstrikes pound the territory.
Worldwide reviews say that greater than 24 hours after the assault, Israeli forces had been nonetheless making an attempt to defeat the final teams of militants holed up in a number of cities.
