“Much of the Hamas ‘project’, that is, the construction of this unprecedented terrorist infrastructure, had the active support of the local civilian population,” the statement read.
Likewise, he reiterated that Gaza civilians “also actively participated in the unprovoked invasion of Israeli territory on October 7, killing, raping and taking civilians hostage.”
“All of these acts are defined as war crimes. The military operations of the IDF (Israeli Defense Forces) are carried out in full compliance with international law,” defended the Israeli embassy.
Finally, he reminded the Vatican that “for every Hamas militant killed, three civilians have lost their lives,” while in other wars and past operations by NATO or Western forces in Syria, Iraq or Afghanistan “the proportion was 9 or 10 civilians for each terrorist.”