Poland condemns deadly attack in Israel

Poland’s foreign ministry has condemned a deadly attack that killed five people near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv on Tuesday evening.

The Polish foreign ministry building in Warsaw.

Photo: gov.pl

Five people were shot dead on Tuesday evening by a Palestinian gunman in a suburb of Tel Aviv, in the third deadly attack of its kind in a week, the BBC has reported.

The attack happened in Bnei Brak, one of Israel's most populous ultra-Orthodox Jewish areas, according to the British public broadcaster.

"Poland strongly condemns last night’s terrorist attack that claimed innocent lives in Israel," the Polish foreign ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

It added: "Our thoughts are with the families and friends of the victims and the wounded. The violence needs to stop. Poland expresses solidarity with Israel in these difficult days."

Poland strongly condemns last night’s terrorist attack that claimed innocent lives in Israel.

Our thoughts are with the families and friends of the victims and the wounded. The violence needs to stop.

Poland 🇵🇱 expresses solidarity with Israel 🇮🇱 in these difficult days.

— Ministry of Foreign Affairs 🇵🇱 (@PolandMFA) March 30, 2022

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Source: IAR, gov.pl, Reuters