Communist and Hadash Knesset members slammed the government Monday, accusing it of instigating the latest round of fighting in the Gaza region and suggesting that Israel has little regard for Palestinian lives. “Israel brought the recent round of violence upon itself due to an unnecessary assassination,” said a Hadash parliamentarian fraction statement.

In the photo:Wounded children are seen in a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, after an Israeli air strike on March 12 (by Ma’an News Agency).

Hadash Chairman, MK Mohammad Barakeh, also slammed the government, charging that Israel is being hypocritical in its operations vis-à-vis Gaza. “What we have here is hypocrisy, when trying to play dumb or pretending to be a surprised victim,” he said. “By carrying out an assassination, one initiates escalation.”

He added: “My heart goes out to the citizens of Gaza and Israel who are now paying the price for the Israeli government’s actions.” He said, “Both the Palestinian Authority and the Hamas government in Gaza want to secure a lull in the fighting and are working towards it.”

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