President Yoon and visiting US senators condemn Hamas’ attack on Israel

A man who was on a short-term stay in Israel is holding his daughter upon arriving at Incheon International Airport on Wednesday (October 11). After a surprise attack by the armed political faction Hamas on Saturday, 192 Koreans returned home from Israel on this day. [News 1] Yoon and US senators ‘condemn’ Hamas attack on Israel President Yoon and visiting US senators condemn Hamas’ attack on Israel Korea JoongAng Daily front page article Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 President Yoon Suk Yeol and a US Senate delegation on Wednesday condemned the militant group Hamas’s attack on Israel and agreed that Seoul and Washington should play a “constructive role” in resolving the situation. condemn: militant group: militant group President Yoon Seok-yeol and the U.S. Senate delegation on Wednesday (October 11) condemned the attacks on Israel by the armed political faction Hamas and agreed that both Korea and the United States should play a constructive role. At his office, Yoon met with a visiting delegation of US senators led by Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, and discussed major alliance, regional and international issues. delegation: Delegation Senate: Senator President Yoon met with a delegation of U.S. senators, including Democratic Party leader Chuck Schumer, and exchanged opinions on the ROK-U.S. alliance and major regional and international issues. Yoon and the US Senate delegation condemned Hamas’s “indiscriminate attacks on Israel and agreed that Korea and the United States should play a constructive role in ensuring that this situation is quickly ended so that tensions in the region can be eased and stability achieved,” the presidential office said in a statement. indiscriminate: indiscriminate, indiscriminate constructive role: constructive role According to the President’s Office, President Yoon and the Senate delegation condemned Hamas’ indiscriminate attacks on Israel and said that South Korea and the United States should quickly end this situation so that tensions in the region can be eased and stability can be achieved. We agreed that we must play a constructive role. Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel Saturday, leading Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to declare, “We are at war.” Korea’s Foreign Ministry is helping over 200 Korean tourists remaining in Israel find land and air routes out of the country. surprise attack: surprise attack air route: flight After Hamas made a surprise attack on Israel on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared war. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is guiding the approximately 200 travelers remaining in the country to leave the country via land and air. The ministry’s efforts came as 192 Koreans flew in on Wednesday, the first group to return home from Israel since Hamas unleashed its attacks on Saturday. The Korean nationals flew into Incheon International Airport at 6:06 am Wednesday on Korean Air flight KE958, departing from Tel Aviv the day before. unleash an attack: launch an attack depart: depart 192 Koreans who had been staying in Israel since the surprise attack by Hamas last Saturday returned home on Wednesday. Korean residents staying in Israel boarded Korean Air KE958, which departed from Tel Aviv the day before, and arrived at Incheon International Airport at 6:06 a.m. on Wednesday.

According to the ministry, another 60 tourists traveled to Jordan by road, leaving a total of 230 short-term visitors from Korea in Israel as of Wednesday morning. Apart from the tourists, some 570 long-term residents of Korean nationality were estimated to be in Israel as of Wednesday. Of these residents, some 210 were believed to be in Tel Aviv, around 290 in Jerusalem, another 20 in the West Bank and five in Gaza.

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According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, about 60 people are moving to Jordan by land, and as of Wednesday (October 11) morning, 230 short-term residents remain in Israel. In addition, about 570 long-term residents remain in Israel. Among the long-term residents, about 210 are believed to be staying in Tel Aviv, 290 in Jerusalem, about 20 in the West Bank, and 5 in the Gaza Strip.

The residents in Gaza were “deemed to be safe” as of Tuesday, according to Foreign Minister Park Jin. No Koreans have been reported injured or killed in Israel, according to the ministry.

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Foreign Minister Park Jin said Tuesday that all five Koreans remaining in the Gaza Strip are safe. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that there were no casualties among Korean residents due to this airstrike.

Israel’s authorities put the death toll of Israel at more than 1,200 on Wednesday. Additional media reports cited Israeli sources claiming the bodies of around 1,500 Hamas fighters had been found on Israeli territory온라인카지노.

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According to Israeli authorities, the death toll as of Wednesday was more than 1,200. According to several foreign media reports, the bodies of Hamas militants found in Israeli territory are estimated to be about 1,500.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health put the death toll of civilians at 950 on Wednesday. Most Korean tourists who returned Wednesday had stayed far from areas under alert.

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The Palestinian Ministry of Health and Welfare announced that about 980 civilians were killed in Israeli airstrikes as of Wednesday. Most of the Korean travelers who returned Wednesday were staying far away from areas where travel advisories were issued.

“Some stores were closed, and lots of tanks and armored vehicles were on the streets,” said Cho Jun-ho, speaking with reporters at the airport upon returning from Israel on Wednesday. He had gone on a pilgrimage trip with 40 church members in Siheung, Gyeonggi.

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Jo Jun-ho, who returned from Israel on a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, said, “Some stores were closed and a lot of tanks and armored vehicles were passing by.” Mr. Cho was on a pilgrimage with 40 other members at a church in Siheung, Gyeonggi-do.