Israel’s Gaza Response ‘Deserves Clearest Condemnation’- Chilean President

Chilean President Gabriel Boric, who condemned the Israeli military’s air bombardment of Gaza and recalled his envoy to Israel, has told US President Joe Biden that Israel’s actions were violating international law.

“These Hamas attacks are without justification they deserve global condemnation. But the response by Benjamin Netanyahu’s Government also deserves our clearest condemnation,” Boric was quoted as saying by the Reuters news agency after meeting Biden at the White House.

“There’s no doubt we can say the response has been disproportionate and is violating international humanitarian law,” he said.

“The right of a State to defend itself has limits, and those limits imply respecting the lives of innocent civilians, especially children, and respecting civil humanitarian law.”

Asked about Biden’s response, Boric said it was not his place to speak for the US President.

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