'Hamas is the target,' Israel's envoy to Taiwan said in an interview on Monday.
An Israeli diplomat sought to draw a clear distinction between Palestinian civilians and the militant group Hamas on Monday as her country prepares for a large-scale ground offensive that observers fear could heap further misery upon millions who cannot leave the besieged Gaza Strip.
'This is a terrorist organization that has on its charter the declaration to annihilate the state of Israel, and to fight all Jews around the world,' she said.Yaron has been head of the Israel Economic and Cultural Office in Taipei—a de facto embassy in the absence of official diplomatic ties with Taiwan—for just over two months.
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