Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin over the weekend lauded what he called the "outpour of support" from Israel's allies worldwide during the 11-day conflict with Hamas, the terrorist group controlling the Gaza Strip.
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Operation Guardian of the Walls saw Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad fire over 4,300 rockets and mortar shells at southern and central Israel, claiming the lives of 13 Israelis – one soldier and 12 civilians – and leaving some 700 wounded.
The IDF destroyed more than 6,500 terrorist targets, including Hamas and PIJ operational headquarters, weapon production sites and arsenals, and over 100 kilometers (62 miles) of Hamas' infamous gird of terror tunnels. At least 225 terrorists were killed in the strikes, including top Hamas and PIJ commanders.
Levin said that during the operation he received calls and messages of support from Inter-Parliamentary Union President Duarte Pacheco, who expressed unwavering support for Israel's right to self-defense, as did Bundestag President Wolfgang Schauble, and President of the National Council of Austria Wolfgang Sobotka.
Letters were also sent from pro-Israel groups in the parliaments of France, Slovakia, Hungary, and the Czech Republic.
Statements of solidarity and support were also issued by the parliamentary national security committees in Lithuania and Latvia, by pro-Israeli groups in the UK, Equator, Guatemala, and Honduras, and in Brazil, Eduardo Bolsonaro, member of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil and the son of President Jair Bolsonaro, spoke in favor of the Jewish state before parliament.
"The support we received during the operation from heads of parliament and MPs from countries around the world is unprecedented and it comes after an ongoing diplomatic effort," Levin told Israel Hayom. "I thank everyone who supports us. We will continue to work to expand the circle of support for Israel."
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