'Natural for Israel to expect European support,' says Israeli foreign minister

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, speaking at a press conference in West Jerusalem alongside EU counterpart Kaja Kallas, insisted that Israel has a right to European backing.

“It’s only natural for Israel to expect European support,” he said, according to The Times of Israel.

Saar framed Israel’s war as a global battle, lumping Iran, the Houthis, Hamas, and Hezbollah together as enemies of the West. “They attack us because we are nearby,” he claimed.

“But make no mistake, the war is against Western civilisation - against its values and its way of life.” 

Sa’ar also saod no decision has been made on whether Israel will impose military rule in Gaza.

“It has not yet been decided by our cabinet,” he told The Times of Israel during a press conference in Jerusalem.