German envoy Ackermann condemns Hamas attack, says Israel has every right to defend itself

German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann on Tuesday condemned the Hamas attack on Israel and said that Germany believes that Israel has every right to defend itself.

#WATCH | German Ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann says, "What we've seen over the weekend in Israel is just heartbreaking and appalling. The attacks by Hamas on Israeli soil, the random killing of people...more than hundreds were killed. I was completely shocked and I… pic.twitter.com/gsQjHhZR3K

— ANI (@ANI) October 10, 2023

Speaking to ANI news agency, Ackermann said, “What we’ve seen over the weekend in Israel is just heartbreaking and appalling. The attacks by Hamas on Israeli soil, the random killing of people…more than hundreds were killed. I was completely shocked and I couldn’t believe what I saw. The pictures we had to see on social media were just terrible. So we believe in the right of self-defence of Israel. We believe that Israel has every right to defend itself….” He questioned militant organisation’s objective behind the attack and failed to understand what was it trying to achieve. “What is the aim of this attack? What does Hamas want to achieve with this attack? I don’t see any improvement in the situation and therefore, I must say I condemn what happened in Israel,” said Ackermann. Israel is reeling under a deadly attack by Hamas militants who stormed through the border fence under a barrage of rocket fire on Saturday morning and killed more than 900 people inside Israel. In response Israel is carrying out a massive air and artillery bombardment of Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip that has so far killed at least 687 people in the coastal enclave. With inputs from agencies