Asaduddin Owaisi calls Israel PM ‘a devil’, urges PM Modi to stand with Gaza

AIMIM chief and Hyderabad MP Asaduddin Owaisi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to show solidarity with the people of Gaza and provide help to them amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas that has left thousands dead and injured.

“I stand and will continue to stand with Palestine. Millions of salutes to the brave men of Gaza who are still fighting today! Netanyahu is a devil and a tyrant and a war criminal! A Baba Chief Minister in our country said that cases will be booked against those who take the name of Palestine, so listen Baba Chief Minister, I am proudly wearing the flag of Palestine and our Tricolour too. I stand with Palestine,” Owaisi said during a public meeting in Hyderabad.

He added, “I would like to appeal to the Prime Minister to stop the atrocities being committed against the Palestinians. Palestine is not just a matter for Muslims; it is a humanitarian issue.”

On Monday, the Congress Working Committee on Monday called for an “immediate cease-fire” between the Israeli forces and the Hamas militant group and said it has a long-standing support “for the rights of the Palestinian people to land, self-government and to live with dignity and respect”.

Hamas launched a wave of attacks on Israel on October 7, killing hundreds of people, in the biggest escalation in the conflict in decades. Since then, the attack has killed more than 1,300 people in Israel while the Israeli counter-airstrikes have killed more than 2,200 people in Gaza. Israel has claimed roughly 1,500 Hamas militants were killed inside Israel.