Ambassador Mark Green, Baroness Catherine Ashton, Former President of Colombia Ivan Duque and Global Fellow and Senior Research Fellow for Land Warfare at the Royal United Services Institute Jack Watling comment on the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
"And so there is a great deal of sympathy I think right now for the people of Israel, and, quite frankly, the people of Gaza because of this terrible, inhumane attack that Hamas has inflicted upon so many people, so much suffering. So, I think it is important for us to reflect upon that, and it also means that there is an opportunity to build a coalition to push back against that form of violent terrorism."
—Ambassador Mark Green
"Lots of attention on what is happening in Gaza and concern for ordinary Palestinians who were caught up in this terrible conflict, and also concern as to what is happening in Lebanon with Hezbollah and the possibilities of finding a broader conflict in the future."
—Baroness Catherine Ashton
"If it spreads to Lebanon, then this would be a major conflict which could quickly engulf the entire Middle East, and so the priority for Western policymakers is to contain this conflict to one between Hamas and Israel."
—Dr. Jack Watling
“Pero la comunidad internacional tiene que estar en este momento con Israel ante este ataque brutal.”
—HE Iván Duque
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