Right of self-defence cannot justify ‘massacre of innocents’ – Abela

Abela appealed for a permanent ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war that has killed more than 11,000 people in Gaza – mostly civilians.

He condemned the terror attacks by Hamas against civilians in Israel on 7 October that killed 1,200 people.

“But no terrorist attack, or rather, no act of self-defence can ever turn into a retaliation that massacres innocent children and their parents, civilians, and causes such incalculable loss of life”, Abela said.