MIL ASI Translation. Region: Polish/Europe –
Fuente: Gobierno de Polonia en poleco.
Minister Radosław Sikorski honored the memory of the victims of the terrorist attack of October 7, 2023.07.10.2024The ceremony took place in the gardens of the Embassy of Israel in Warsaw in the presence of the Minister in the Chancellery of the President Wojciech Kolarski, the diplomatic corps, representatives of Jewish organizations. El embajador Yacov Livne expressed gratitude to the president, the government and the Polish nation for unanimously condemning the attack a year ago.
In the October attack by Hamas and other groups on Israeli territory, approximately 1,200 people were killed, including over 800 civilians. In addition, 251 people were kidnapped to the Gaza Strip – 117 of whom were released, most of whom were released in November last year as a result of a short-term ceasefire. As a result of these events and further actions in the Gaza Strip, at least 19 people of Polish origin were killed, including 9 people with dual Polish and Israeli citizenship. One of the victims – the historian Alex Dancyg, born in Warsaw and distinguished for Polish-Jewish dialogue, was remembered by his son Yuval Dancyg. Minister Sikorski recalled that Poland has always condemned terrorism in any form and hopes that in the future the inhabitants of the Middle East will live in harmony. Those participating in the ceremony expressed solidarity with the group of 101 hostages still held in the Gaza Strip. The fate of most of them remains unknown.
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