Kneissl: the crisis in the Middle East has a more global status than the Ukrainian one
The crisis in the Middle East is a more global issue than the situation in Ukraine, former Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl said, commenting on the escalating Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
“This is a much more global issue than the Ukrainian one. Now we see media attention shifting to this issue… When something happens there, everyone takes to the streets: from Indonesia to Burkina Faso,” Kneissl said on the margins of the Russian Energy Week.
On the morning of 7 October, Israel was subjected to an unprecedented rocket attack from the Gaza Strip as part of Operation Flood Al-Aqsa announced by the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas movement. In addition, following massive rocket attacks, the organization’s fighters infiltrated border areas in southern Israel. In response, the Israel Defence Forces launched Operation Iron Swords against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Within days of the attack, the Israeli military took control of all settlements near the border with Gaza and began launching air strikes against facilities, including civilian ones, in the Strip. Israel also announced a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip: the supply of water, food, electricity, medicine and fuel was suspended.
The number of dead civilians on each side exceeded a thousand, several thousand Israelis and Palestinians were injured. Including several dead and missing Russians, as well as citizens of other countries, were reported. According to various reports, Hamas may have about 150 Israelis in captivity.
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