Joe Biden on Wednesday called on Israel to respect the “laws of war” in response to an unprecedented attack on its territory carried out on Saturday from the Gaza Strip by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, AFP reported.

“One of the things I said (to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu) is that it is very important that Israel, despite all the anger and frustration (…) that exists, acts according to the laws of war “, the president said. An American during a meeting with representatives of the American Jewish community.

And NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that while Israel has the right to defend itself against attacks, he expects the response to the Hamas attack over the weekend to be proportionate, Al Jazeera reports.

“(I) expect that, of course, when we see Israel’s responses, they will be proportionate, and that’s important because in this conflict, everything must be done to prevent the loss of innocent civilians,” he said.

Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has a similar warning, who told the Israeli government that international solidarity after the Hamas attacks could “evaporate” if its response in Gaza is disproportionate, writes DPA.

The number of Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip rose to at least 1,100 on Wednesday.

Hamas, the Islamist militant group that rules Gaza, killed Israeli civilians in border towns and at a music festival on Saturday. According to the army, the number of dead in Israel exceeds 1,200 people.

Israel responded with massive air strikes on the densely populated and impoverished Palestinian enclave. He also imposed a “total siege” by cutting off public services.

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