The attack on Israel at the start of World War III?
The President, asked on Sunday on Polsat News, whether what happened yesterday started with the invasion of Israel by Palestinian Hamas and ended with the ongoing retaliation of Israeli forces. perhaps the start of World War III.
“I won’t exaggerate. This is not the first war situation to occur in the Middle East. Let’s remember that situations like this have occurred in recent decades. There was a war going on there that didn’t lead to any kind of world war. So I won’t go that far,” answered Andrzej Duda.
But, he added, “this is indeed a situation that has not been seen for a long time and is very dangerous.” “Because of the massive rocket attack that Hamas launched on Israel early yesterday morning, these are thousands of rockets that fell on Israel. And this is true something like this hasn’t been seen in a long time“- the president pointed out.
He emphasized that Israel suffered major losses. “In some ways it is clear that Israel will take action, first, they will try to prevent further attacks, and second, they will take retaliatory measures,” Duda said.
Russia and Iran support Palestine?
The President was also asked whether during his telephone conversation with the Israeli President he spoke to him about the involvement of powers other than Palestine in these attacks, and whether Iran and Russia played a role in these attacks.
“No. We didn’t talk about it. It wasn’t a long conversation. First of all I extend our condolences and sympathies to the people of Israeland for the president himself,” said Andrzej Duda.
And – as he said – “I said that we are ready to provide assistance if humanitarian support is needed.” “Israel is a country with which we are friends and we can offer this assistance especially to the people, to those who are hurting,” stressed the president.
However – he added – “I heard that the Israeli authorities have the situation under control, and they are managing it now they don’t need any help and that they will defend themselves firmly.”
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The eyes of the world will turn away from Ukraine
When asked Sunday on Polsat News whether the situation in the Middle East related to Hamas’ attacks on Israel would cause “eyes to turn away from Ukraine,” the president answered: “Absolutely yes.” “This of course benefits Russia and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and diverts world attention.” – said the president.
He said, citing recent events in the region, “there may be a lot of speculation.” “In this context Russia is mentioned, Iran is mentioned. Speculation, speculation and once again speculation. Of course we remember that these are various ties of interrelated interests and such speculation does not carry anything significant at the moment,” he said. .
“First of all, we must look at this situation from the perspective of our interests and security, because this is the most important thing. Fortunately for our citizens, this war is fought very far from our borders, so we must first secure the Poles who are there, “bring back to the country as quickly as possible all those who wish to return. This is one task, and “Our second duty is to protect the security of the Republic of Poland, our borders and not to give in to any pressure,” Duda said.
According to the president, “the various big deals that are happening there are also a play on big interests in the Middle East.” “We are not involved in it and we also have to ensure that we are not involved unnecessarily,” Duda stressed.
Duda: There will be other migration pressures
“However, I worry that this will lead to further migration pressures in Europe. We may see another wave of migrants from the Middle East invade Europe. The topics we discussed recently – Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki in Granada and I at the meeting in Porto – are becoming increasingly topical. “The issue of our security, the protection of the borders of the Republic of Poland, the borders of the European Union and the Schengen area is becoming increasingly important,” said President Duda.
According to the president, “we must tighten our ranks, our security is of the utmost importance and we will definitely focus on this.” “This situation also shows that the policies we have taken recently are correct, because our safety and that of our citizens is the most important thing,” said Duda. (PAP)
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