UAE reacts to Hamas, Israel conflict, says Hamas attacks 'Serious and grave escalation'
Gaza: On Sunday, the United Arab Emirates described the attack on Israeli towns by the Palestinian group Hamas as a serious and grave escalation, reports Reuters.
In a statement, Calling for the ending of violence and protection of the civilians, the UAE’s foreign ministry also said it is “appalled by reports that Israeli civilians have been abducted as hostages from their homes.”
The statement cited by state news agency WAM said, “Attacks by Hamas against Israeli towns and villages near the Gaza Strip, including the firing of thousands of rockets at population centers, are a serious and grave escalation.”
It added, “Civilians on both sides must always have full protection under international humanitarian law and must never be a target of conflict.”
On Saturday, Hamas launched its biggest attack on Israel in decades, At least 700 Israelis have been killed and more than 2,300 others wounded in the attack, the Israeli Health Ministry said.
Israel has retaliated with a series of airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, killing more than 410 Palestinians and wounding at least 2,300 others.
In 2020, UAE became the first Gulf country to normalise relations with Israel, breaking with decades of Arab policy toward the Palestinian cause.
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Drunk woman held for hitting police constable with car in Rohini
New Delhi (PTI): A 40-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly ramming a car into a police barricade and injuring a constable in northwest Delhi's Rohini, police said on Friday.
The incident took place on December 24 in Sector 11 of Rohini where a barricade had been placed, they said.
According to police, a caller informed them that a female driver, apparently drunk, had hit a police constable with her car.
A police team rushed to the spot and found the white car that had struck the barricade.
The woman, a resident of Sector 16, Rohini, was found to be under the influence of alcohol, police said.
Constable Rohit, posted with the 1st Battalion of the Delhi Armed Police, who suffered injuries in the collision, was taken to BSA Hospital for treatment, police said.
They said the woman, who works in the private sector, was returning home from a birthday party when the incident occurred.
She was arrested, and her car was seized, they said.
