India slams Israel's Gaza incursion
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 22:02:02 GMT
 Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee |
"The retaliation by Israel (to what was called Hamas rocket attacks) was not only disproportionate, but totally unacceptable," Indian Foreign Minister Pranab Mukherjee told reporters in Kolkata.
"There should not be any further aggravation as innocent people at Gaza are being killed... There is immense suffering of the people there," the minister said on Sunday.
Also, in a fourth statement this week on the latest situation in Palestine, India's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said India supports all efforts aimed at securing an immediate ceasefire.
The statement and remarks come as Israel's strikes on Gaza entered a ninth day with Tel Aviv rejecting an international proposals for a ceasefire in the region.
Israel launched what it called 'Operation Cast Lead' against the Gaza Strip on December 27 and escalated the incursion into a ground offensive late Saturday night.
The Israeli offensive has so far killed at least 520 people, including 50 children, and wounded more than 2,790 others.
The Israeli bombardment has also reduced much of the infrastructure in Gaza to rubble but has failed to stop Palestinian resistance forces.
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