Georgian Parliament Speaker condemns “unjustified, inhumane” aggression against Israel
In his social media post, Papuashvili expressed Georgian people’s support for “brotherly” Israel and stressed that “there should be no place for such violence in the world”. Photo via Parliament of Georgia
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Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Saturday condemned “unjustified, brutal, and inhumane” aggression against Israel.
In his social media post, Papuashvili expressed Georgian people’s support for “brotherly” Israel and stressed that “there should be no place for such violence in the world”.
Unjustified, brutal, and inhumane aggression against the State of Israel will not stand. Georgian people support brotherly Israel. There should be no place for such violence in the world. @AmirOhana
— Shalva Papuashvili ???????? (@shpapuashvili) October 7, 2023
Multiple rockets were fired from Gaza toward Israel early on Saturday morning, killing at least 22 and injuring more than 250 people, the media reported.
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas took the responsibility for the attack.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that “Israel is at war” following an early morning surprise attack from Gaza.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Thursday told his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu the two countries were connected with a “special bond and friendship”.
Amir Ohana, the Speaker of the Israeli Knesset on Sunday said that the Israeli side “appreciated” the Georgian population and the country’s Government’s respect for Jewish communities, and stressed that the relationship between two countries has been “getting stronger”.
Amir Ohana, the Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, on Monday highlighted his “extraordinary” meeting with his Georgian counterpart Shalva Papuashvili in Tbilisi, which he said reviewed deepening the “good relations” between the countries.
Cooperation between Georgia and Israel in “various fields” was discussed on Monday in a meeting between the Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Amir Ohana, the Speaker of the Israeli Knesset.
The Georgian Foreign Ministry on Saturday said the country’s Embassy in Israel was “in communication” with Georgian citizens amid the ongoing Hamas attack on Israel.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday “strongly” condemned “the terrible terrorist attack” on Israel and its citizens.
Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on Saturday said she was “deeply concerned” with the recent escalation in Israel and the “loss of innocent human lives”, and stressed Georgia stood in “full solidarity” with Israel “in these difficult moments”.
The Georgian Ambassador to Israel Lasha Zhvania on Sunday said the country’s Embassy had not received any information about injured Georgian citizens amid ongoing terrorist attacks in Israel.
The hilltop TV tower overlooking Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is on Sunday illuminated with the national colours of Israel in a symbolic show of solidarity with the country following the terrorist attack yesterday.
Developments in Israel with the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas’ attacks on the country’s territory were discussed on Monday in a meeting between the Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili and Hadas Meitzad, the Israeli Ambassador to the country.
The Adjarabet Arena Stadium in Georgia’s Black Sea city of Batumi was on Monday illuminated with the national colours of Israel to show solidarity with the country following attacks on Israeli territory by Hamas over the last few days.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Tuesday met with Hadas Meitzad, the Israeli Ambassador to the country, to send his condolences to the victims of the attacks on Israeli territory by Hamas over the last several days.
Developments in Israel, on the backdrop of the attacks by Hamas on the country’s territory and the anticipated ground operation by the Israeli armed forces into Gaza, were discussed on Friday in a meeting between the Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili and Hadas Meitzad, the Israeli Ambassador to the country.