The Hamas Movement expressed gratitude to the Prime Ministers of Spain and Belgium for their outspoken condemnation of Israel's war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

In a statement issued on Saturday, Hamas commended the leaders for their "straightforward and courageous" positions on the matter.

In a joint news conference held at Gaza's Rafah border crossing, Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Belgium's Prime Minister Alexander De Croo deplored israel for its inhumane acts in Gaza.

The leaders criticized israel for mass killings of civilians and extensive destruction in Gaza, with Sanchez emphasizing the "indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians."

Sanchez called for international recognition of a Palestinian state, stating that the time had come for the international community and the European Union (EU) to take definitive action.

Prime Minister De Croo condemned the destruction in Gaza as unacceptable, urging israel to respect international humanitarian law in its response to Hamas's military operation on October 7.

Both leaders expressed concern over the deaths of civilians and emphasized the need to halt the violence.

Hamas, in its statement, called on countries worldwide to support the justice of the Palestinian cause, advocating for the Palestinian people's right to self-determination and the establishment of an independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.

The movement urged backing for the "bold" stances of leaders like Sanchez and De Croo and called for increased international condemnation of Israeli actions to pressure an end to the alleged genocidal war on civilians in Gaza.

The statements from the Spanish and Belgian leaders have sparked further discussions about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, with attention on calls for global recognition of a Palestinian state and increased condemnation of israel's actions in Gaza. (ILKHA)