“Deeply concerned” with recent escalation in Israel, Georgia stands in “full solidarity” with country - President
Zourabichvili emphasised that “terror and inhumanity should have no place in our modern world”. Photo via Presidential Administration
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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”.
Zourabichvili emphasised that “terror and inhumanity should have no place in our modern world”.
Deeply concerned with the recent escalation in ???????? and the loss of innocent human lives. ???????? stands in full solidarity with the State of Israel in these difficult moments.
— Salome Zourabichvili (@Zourabichvili_S) October 7, 2023
Terror and inhumanity should have no place in our modern world.
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas took responsibility for the attack on Israel, which killed at least 300 and injured thousands, the media reported.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared that “Israel is at war” following an early attack from Gaza.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili “strongly” condemned “the terrible terrorist attack” on Israel and its citizens, extending his “heartfelt condolences” to the Government and people of Israel.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili also condemned “unjustified, brutal, and inhumane” aggression against Israel and expressed Georgian people’s support for “brotherly” Israel.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday “strongly” condemned “the terrible terrorist attack” on Israel and its citizens.
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 Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Saturday condemned “unjustified, brutal, and inhumane” aggression against Israel.
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”.
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.
Georgian Ambassador to Israel Lasha Zhvania on Monday said no reports on injured, missing or killed Georgian citizens had been received by his office amid ongoing attacks by Hamas in Israeli territory.
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.
Lasha Zhvania, Georgia’s Ambassador to Israel, on Friday rejected “unfounded reports” of having left Israel on the backdrop of attacks by Hamas on the country’s territory and the anticipated ground operation by the Israeli armed forces into Gaza.