On doable involvement of Islamic State within the Hamas assault on Israel, the Ambassador of Israel to India, Naor Gilon has stated that because the terrorist group continues to kill harmless civilians mercilessly, that is precisely Daesh.
In an unique interview with ANI, Gilon stated, “Yeah, we are looking into it…We have evidence for that. It’s not only the mode of operation, as I said…decapitating, killing people in terrible ways, torturing whole families without any mercy, without any thinking. This is exactly Daesh.”
“And we also found flags of Daesh with the equipment of the Hamas people who were under attackers. So there is an ISIS Daesh. We call it connection here…” he stated.
Notably, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi shaped the Islamic State, also called Daesh, with its origins in Iraq and Syria in 1999. It rose to prominence in 2014 when it seized sizable areas in japanese Syria and northwestern Iraq.
Speaking additional on how the Israel-Hamas conflict can be a game-changer for the Middle East, the envoy stated that every one the destructive forces within the Middle East are attempting to destabilise the area.
“I think if people understand what happened here, this is a game changer to the Middle East. It’s not about Israel…it’s not only about Israel. Of course, we are the victims here. ISIS is involved, Iran is involved. All the negative forces in the Middle East that were trying to destabilize the Middle East are now part of the reasons. I believe that the motivations they had here, they saw that the Middle East is going in a good direction. Three years ago, after the Abraham Accords, gulf countries getting closer to Israel,” he stated.
He additionally talked at size on I2U2 which is a grouping of India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States.
“I2U2 is an economic forum coming out of its whole, cooperation started. India was very much involved. India is also involved in the idea of creating transportation and communication and connection between India and the Mediterranean through the Gulf countries, Saudi Arabia and Israel. So all of that, these people didn’t want it to happen and they didn’t want Israel and Saudi Arabia to get closer. How far will we go in understanding that a huge change to the Middle East? I think we will go very far because if not, it will harm all the moderate regimes in the Middle East,” the envoy informed ANI.
I2U2 can also be known as the West Asian Quad aimed to encourage joint investments between the member states in six mutually recognized areas – water, power, transportation, house, well being and Food safety.
Meanwhile, Naor Gilon, as he talked additional, argued that terrorism is terrorism, and trying to supply context goals to painting the victims as oppressors.
Expressing his issues, Gilon stated, “I see it very bad for two reasons. First…I saw some people across the world trying to give it context. There is no context to killing 1,200 people. More than 1000 civilians. Decapitating, raping, and whatnot. There is no context to that. Because if you try to do that, but,…you try to justify terror. You are a supporter of terror if you do that”.
He additionally identified that the approaches of Israel and India are related with regard to terrorism.
“Our approach, also of India and all peace-seeking countries is that terror is terror. It can’t be justified, don’t put the context, don’t blame me…you turn the victim into the one who committed the crime,” he added.
Gilon additionally raised issues that Hamas may attempt to current themselves as ‘victims’ and use civilians as ‘human shields’.
“Now, what will happen next is Hamas crying we are the victims, and you will see human shields, and probably…people abducted from Israel as human shields also. This is going to be very complicated,” Gilon stated.
The dying toll in Israel for the reason that Hamas assault on October 7 has jumped to 1,300 and a few 3300 have been injured, together with 28 in crucial situation and 350 in severe situation, The Times of Israel reported.
The destiny of an estimated 150 individuals kidnapped and brought to the Gaza Strip in the course of the assault by Hamas remains to be unclear, the report stated.
Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari stated the army has to this point notified households of 97 hostages who had been being held by terrorists within the Gaza Strip, The Times of Israel reported.
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