Former European Union Ambassador to the Palestinians Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff criticized Israel for what he said was an "unjustified" attack on Gaza in response to the atrocities committed by Hamas.
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In a radio interview, Burgsdorff said it "does not matter what Hamas did" and claimed that nothing justified the "use of such deadly force without distinction and proportionality as far as the Palestinian population in Gaza is concerned."
Video: Terrorists enter border towns near Gaza / Credit: Social media
Burgsdorff failed to condemn Hamas for killing 1,300 Israeli residents and instead accused Israel of committing war crimes.
"It cannot be that Israel is threatening to bomb corridors and shipments carrying humanitarian equipment. It cannot be. It is another war crime if it happens," he said. "It cannot be that Israel has carte blanche because terrible acts, cruel and shocking acts happened to 1,000 or even 1,200 Israelis. This is not the excuse you can use to flatten Gaza."
Burgsdorff held the position of head of the European Union's mission to the West Bank and Gaza Strip until August and was the one who introduced Gazans to paragliders, which Hamas terrorists used to infiltrate Israeli territory during the Oct. 7 attack.
Shortly before leaving his post, Burgsdorff paraglided off the coast of Gaza to "raise awareness of the besieged Palestinian enclave."
"This is the first flight in the history of Gaza," Burgsdorff declared at the time. "We are showing you the way forward... You too can do it! Free Palestine!"
It is unclear how the paragliding equipment got to Gaza in the first place.
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