As the Israel-Hamas conflict is still escalating, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said that Hamas surprise and unprecedented attack on Israel on October 07 was a big act of terrorism and pointed out that there was also an issue of Palestine, which has to have a solution.Hamas October 07 attack was a big act of terrorism: S JaishankarAddressing the Joint Secretary Session of the Senates External Affairs and Defence Commission in Rome, the foreign minister said that dialogue and negotiation can be the solution to address the Israel-Palestine conflict and underlined that terrorism was unacceptable.Jaishankar also reiterated that Indias stand on the issue has been a two-state solution.What happened on October 7 is a big act of terrorism and the subsequent happenings after that... This has taken the entire region in a different direction. But surely it must be everybodys hope that eventually, the conflict cannot be normal in the region..., he said.#WATCH | Rome, Italy: EAM Dr S Jaishankar says, What happened on October 7 is a big act of terrorism and the subsequent happenings after that, have taken the entire region to a different direction...within this, we have to find a balance in between different issues... we all… pic.twitter.com/e2QySTwUBv— ANI (@ANI) November 2, 2023Within this, we have to find a balance between different issues... We all find terrorism unacceptable and we have to stand up against terrorism but there is also an issue of Palestine, he said.India will not support conflict, terrorismFurther, the EAM said that a solution to the Israel-Palestine issue cannot be through conflict and terrorism, saying India will “not support” those stands at all.There has to be a solution for the problems facing the Palestinian people. Our view is it has to be a two-state solution. If you have to find a solution, you have to find it through dialogue and negotiation. you cannot find a solution through conflict and terrorism. So we will not support that as well, Jaishankar said.Moreover, he stressed that international humanitarian law must be respected by everybody given the current situation in Gaza.So in any complex situation, it is not wise to not get the balance right. That is a very important part of addressing a very difficult and complicated situation, the foreign minister added.
