HARRISBURG – Attorney General Michelle Henry, together with 12 of her counterparts from across the United States, has voiced strong condemnation over the recent violence transpiring in Israel and Gaza.
“We are aghast and outraged at the wanton, calculated attacks on civilians going about their daily lives,” the collective statement said. This violence, which the Attorneys General attributed to Hamas and its affiliates, “has directly led to the loss of hundreds of innocent lives and horrific kidnappings.”
The group, including top legal representatives from states like California, New York, and Massachusetts, expressed their grief with the Israeli population and the families of innocent victims from both Israel and Gaza.
“The targeting of civilians by Hamas as well as the thousands of rockets it has fired indiscriminately at civilian targets are acts that cannot be tolerated or rationalized,” the statement continued. The Attorneys General emphasized the need for peace and understanding, adding that “only the rule of law, mutual respect and understanding can help all sides realize true security, freedom, justice, and peace.”