An Israeli Merkava tank rolls along the border between Israel and the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip, on July 30, 2014, as it returns from combat in the Palestinian enclave. At least 17 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a packed Gaza market in a deadly raid that came as Israel was observing a four-hour humanitarian lull. Photo: GIL COHEN MAGEN/AFP/Getty Images OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is reiterating his government’s hard line against Hamas, saying it is solely responsible for the death and destruction in Gaza.
In Saskatchewan, Harper says that while no one likes to see the suffering and loss that is occurring in the Middle East, Hamas is to blame.
The prime minister calls Hamas a terrorist organization that has initiated the conflict, and continues it because it seeks the destruction of the state of Israel.
Harper adds that if a terrorist organization were attacking Canadians, there would be a similar response from Canada.
Earlier Wednesday, Israeli shells hit a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip that was sheltering displaced Palestinians, raising the ire of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. At least 17 people were killed.
The attack prompted the U.S. to level its harshest criticism against Israel after almost a month of fighting between Israelis and Hamas militants.
White House spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan also says the U.S. is “extremely concerned” that thousands of Palestinians aren’t safe in UN-designated shelters in Gaza, even though Israel’s military has told them to evacuate their homes.
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