Norway “sung it” to Israel on Gaza: Yes to self-defense, but you’ve gone too far

Its prime minister Norway criticized it Israel for its bombing Gazastressing that it is reasonable to want revenge for the attack by Hamas, but not with the slaughter of civilians.

In accordance with euobserver.comThe Gahr Støre spoke on the sidelines of an annual meeting of eight Nordic leaders and parliamentarians held in Norway’s parliament, the Storting.

There, he stated that “Article 51 of the Geneva Conventions, a post-World War II international rulebooksays that “the launching of an attack which may be expected to cause accidental loss of civilian life … which would be excessive in relation to the specific and immediate military advantage expected, is prohibited.”

“Israel knows that we condemn the terror of Hamas and that we defend Israel’s right to defend itself. We demand the release of the hostages held by Hamas,” he said afterwards.

However, he noted that “what is happening is beyond proportionality». “At the same time, we demand that proportionality be respected. And the the extent of the destruction and the humanitarian suffering that is happening now is beyond that“, he characteristically said.

Source: News Beast

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