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Germans back Israelis after Gaza fighting flares
Mar 22, 2011, 11:31 GMT
Berlin - Germany voiced support Tuesday for Israel after a flare-up of fighting with Hamas radicals the previous day.
'We condemn the massive missile bombardment of Israel from the Gaza Strip in the strongest terms. We demand that Hamas cease such acts of violence immediately,' said Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle at a Berlin news conference.
'Israel has the right to protect its citizens against terrorist activities like this. A new spiral of violence must be prevented at all costs.'
Israeli military jets carried out a series of airstrikes Monday night against the armed wing of the Islamic Hamas movement. The raids were retaliation for mortar and homemade rocket attacks by Hamas militants on Israeli communities in southern Israel.
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