'Reprehensible and disgusting': Doug Ford speaks out against rallies celebrating Israel attacks
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford is speaking out against a series of events being held that celebrate attacks against Israel that have left more than 600 people dead and thousands more injured.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is speaking out against a series of events being held that celebrate attacks against Israel that have left more than 700 people dead and thousands more injured.
In a post on social media Sunday, the premier called these events “hate rallies” that celebrate “the kidnapping and slaughtering of innocent Israeli people by terrorists.”
“They have no place in Ontario,” he said, adding that these rallies are “reprehensible and disgusting”.
“Now more than ever we stand with Israel and affirm its fight to defend itself and its people.”
Early Saturday morning Hamas militants fired rockets and infiltrated towns along the Gaza Strip, leaving hundreds dead and even more wounded. Soldiers and civilians have been captured and taken to Gaza as hostages, including children and the elderly.
On Sunday, the Israeli government formally declared war against Hamas, saying they have approved “significant military steps” in retaliation.
About 2,000 people have been wounded on each side. More than 700 people have been reported dead in Israel, the Associated Press reports, while at least 400 more have been killed in Gaza as Israeli forces retaliated.
