The North Korean Foreign Ministry has commented on the latest round of fighting between Israel and Hamas, accusing Israel of massacring children.
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In a statement that received widespread coverage in pro-Palestinian media outlets and social media platforms, the hermit country said: "It is no exaggeration to say that the whole Gaza Strip has turned into a huge human slaughterhouse and a place of massacring children.
"Israel's horrific crime of killing the … children is a severe challenge to the future of humankind and a crime against the humanity." The international community should not tolerate "Israel's reckless state-sponsored terrorism and [the] act of obliterating other nations," the ministry said.
The Hamas-aligned Quds media outlet published the statement by the communist dictatorship on its Twitter account.
Reactions to the post were diverse, with one user in Ramallah tweeting: "North Korea is not an ally Palestine wants or needs. I'm so confused. I don't know whether to thank North Korea for condemning Israel or feel sick by their hypocrisy in writing such a thing when they themselves are perpetrating crimes."
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