"We have supported Palestine only": DMK MP Raja stresses on supporting oppressed amid Israel-Hamas war
Oct 18, 2023
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 18 : Amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP A Raja has pointed out that India has always supported Palestine and emphasized that supporting the oppressed is the right thing to do.
"India has never supported Israel. We have supported Palestine only. Whichever country is being oppressed, we need to support that country only, that is the right thing to do. That is the policy of non-aligned countries," A Raja said while speaking at an event in Chennai on Tuesday.
Expressing solidarity with Israel over the rocket strikes launched by Hamas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 7 said that India's thoughts and prayers are with the innocent victims and their families.
This comes after a barrage of rockets slammed into southern and central Israel on October 7 morning after Hamas launched a surprise attack.
"Deeply shocked by the news of terrorist attacks in Israel. Our thoughts and prayers are with the innocent victims and their families. We stand in solidarity with Israel at this difficult hour," PM Modi posted on X (formerly Twitter).
As for the latest developments on the conflict, a spokesperson for the Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza claims that 471 people were killed in an explosion and fire at al-Ahli hospital in central Gaza, with another 28 people in critical condition.
Noting that the Hamas terror group is perpetrating a double war crime daily, Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu said, "Every day they perpetrate a double war crime, targetting our civilians while hiding behind their civilians, embedding themselves in civilian population and using them as human shields. We have seen the cost of this terrible double war crime against humanity that Hamas has been perpetrating in the last 11 days."
Israeli PM stressed that civilians are unfortunately getting harmed, whereas Israel is legitimately targeting terrorists."Hamas is responsible and should be held accountable for all civilian casualties," he added.
The ministry says 3,478 people have been killed since Israel began bombing the Strip on October 7, in reaction to a Hamas onslaught in which some 1,400 Israelis were massacred.
