The Israeli ambassador to Germany, Ron Prosor, is relying on the military response to the attack by the Palestinian Hamas political support from the federal government. “Israel’s security is part of the Federal Republic’s reason of state,” Prosor told the German Press Agency on Saturday. “We need this support in the next few days and weeks because what is being done on our side in Gaza now needs to be supported at the international level.” It is “incredibly important” that Germany now also supports Israel in international committees.
The Palestinian Hamas has declared war on Israel and will pay the price, Prosor said. “We have to fight back.” On the question of whether Israeli ground troops would enter the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, Prosor said: “I don’t know. But all options are on the table.”
The world must understand that Israel is dealing with a terrorist organization. Hamas deliberately attacked civilians. “They’re dancing on corpses. It’s barbaric. What Hamas is doing is barbaric. (…) They’re terrorists,” said Prosor. “We are at war, and Israel will win this war.”