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Hungarian foreign minister outraged because of the attack

Hungary condemns the terrorist attack on Israel early Saturday, Péter Szijjártó, the foreign minister, said in a post on Facebook. “Hungary condemns this brutal terrorist attack in the strongest of terms, acknowledges Israel’s right to self-defence and expresses the country’s sincerest condolences to the Israeli government and the Israeli people for their losses,” Szijjártó said.

He said the Hungarian embassy staff in Tel Aviv were safe and staying in contact. Diplomatic staff are reaching out to Hungarian nationals registered for consular protection in Israel, the foreign minister added. In a later post, Szijjártó said eleven Hungarian nationals, mostly children, were in the Gaza Strip. Contact has been established with all of their families, he added. They are well, given the circumstances, and plan on leaving the area depending on developments, he said.

In another post, Szijjártó said he had spoken with his Israeli counterpart, Eli Cohen, by phone. “I expressed our sympathy for the victims who have died and ensured my colleague that Hungary stands by Israel in these difficult hours,” he said. He expressed hope that an escalation of the situation could be avoided and warned that a wave of violence in the Middle East could have “drastic consequences” for global security.