Israel tells Poland’s Tusk to remember ‘never again’ lesson after Gaza remarks

Israel’s foreign ministry said Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk should remember the World War Two lesson of “never again” after he condemned Hamas but criticized politicians he blames for civilian deaths in Gaza.

Internally displaced Palestinians, including children, hold pots as they gather to receive food from a charity kitchen, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 04 August 2025. Humanitarian organizations have warned of an imminent food catastrophe for thousands of children, a crisis caused by severe food insecurity, a decline in health services, and ongoing restr

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Israel’s foreign ministry said on Monday that a post by Tusk on X backed Israel against “Islamic terrorism” yet wrongly invoked politicians “whose actions lead to hunger and the deaths of mothers and children.”

Tusk had written that Poland “was, is and will be on Israel’s side” in its fight with Hamas, “but never on the side of politicians” blamed for civilian suffering.

Responding, the ministry said Tusk “should remember the lesson of “Never Again.” Never Again, Prime Minister Tusk, applies to our era’s new Nazis and their collaborators, Hamas.” It added that Israel operates within international law and that Poland, if threatened, doesn’t “take risks either.”

Unfortunately, Poland Prime Minister @donaldtusk is linking his timely condemnation of Hamas with an unacceptable reference to politicians, accompanied by a reminder of the horrible days of World War II. The Prime Minister of Poland should remember the lesson of “Never Again.”… pic.twitter.com/43atQZdT9Z

— Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) August 4, 2025

Israel’s recent campaign in Gaza began on October 7, when Hamas militants killed about 1,200 people in southern Israel and took 251 hostages.

Gaza’s Hamas-run authorities say Israeli retaliation has left nearly 61,000 Palestinians dead and another 180 people, including 93 children, killed by hunger or malnutrition.

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Source: PAP