
Muslim world on Saturday showed strong support for Palestine and called for deescalation after a series of Palestinian attacks on Israel, marking a significant escalation in the violence that has been steadily increasing for the past two years.
Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declared that the Palestinian group Hamas has initiated “a war against the State of Israel.” He further stated that “troops are fighting against the enemy at every location”.
Here is a roundup of the reactions:
Turkey
“We call for restraint from all parties,” President Erdogan said at a congress for his ruling AK Party in Ankara. “They must refrain from aggressive acts,” he added.
Saudi Arabia
The ministry called for an “immediate cessation of violence” between Israel and the Palestinians, the state news agency reported.
“We are following the unprecedented developments between a number of Palestinian factions and Israel occupation forces which has led to a high level of violence on a number of fronts”.
Iran
A senior adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, voiced support for the attack launched by Hamas against Israel on Saturday, referring to it as a “proud operation.”
“We support the proud operation of Al-Aqsa Flood,” Yahya Rahim Safavi said at a meeting held in support of Palestinian children in Tehran, quoted by ISNA news agency.
Qatar
Qatar’s foreign ministry released a statement on Saturday asserting that Israel bore sole responsibility for the ongoing escalation of violence with the Palestinian people.
The statement from Qatar urged both sides to exercise the utmost restraint and called upon the international community to prevent Israel from using these events as a pretext for launching a disproportionate war against Palestinian civilians in Gaza.
Egypt
Egypt issued a warning of “grave consequences” resulting from an escalation in tensions between Israel and the Palestinians, as conveyed in a statement from the foreign ministry published by the state news agency on Saturday.
It called for “exercising maximum restraint and avoiding exposing civilians to further danger”.
Iraq
The Iraqi government’s official spokesperson stated that the military operations carried out by the Palestinian people on Saturday are a logical outcome of decades of “systemic oppression” by the “Zionist Occupation Authority.”
The statement also warned of a continued escalation in the Palestinian territories, which it said could affect the stability of the region.