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World Jewish News
Kiev concerned over Gaza violence
05.01.2009
KIEV, Ukraine (JTA) - Officials in Kiev expressed doubt about the proportionality of military power used by Israel in its Gaza operation.
Ukraine expressed deep concern over the latest escalation of military action and violence in the Gaza Strip and called on Israel and Hamas to immediately stop the hostilities, Ukraine's Foreign Ministry said on Dec. 30, and renewed the call on Sunday, adding that "continuation of bloodshed in the Gaza Strip" could lead to a large-scale "humanitarian catastrophe with unpredictable effects for all participants of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
Ukrainian officials also condemned the firing of missiles at Israel from the Gaza Strip.
Forty Ukrainian citizens evacuated to Moscow from Gaza Friday returned to Ukraine over the weekend, according to the Ukrainian Embassy's press secretary.
Meanwhile, in Sunday's renewed statement on Israel's operation in Gaza, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry expressed concern over the real threat to the lives of the 278 citizens of Ukraine, including 196 children, who remain in Gaza, and renewed its call for an immediate cease-fire.
Источник: JTA
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