{"id":14856,"date":"2025-02-10T19:17:05","date_gmt":"2025-02-10T17:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rega.news\/?p=14856"},"modified":"2025-02-10T19:18:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T17:18:34","slug":"portugal-stands-with-israel-condemns-hamas-for-inhumane-treatment-of-hostages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/portugal-stands-with-israel-condemns-hamas-for-inhumane-treatment-of-hostages\/","title":{"rendered":"Portugal Stands with Israel, Condemns Hamas for &#8220;Inhumane Treatment of Hostages&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following Portugal\u2019s harsh condemnation of Hamas, Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel arrived in Israel today (Monday) for an official visit, and met with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa\u2019ar at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Jerusalem. The meeting included a one-on-one discussion, followed by an extended meeting with diplomatic teams from both countries.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sa\u2019ar: &#8220;Hamas Is a Kingdom of Terror \u2013 This Evil Must Be Erased&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nAt a joint press conference, Sa\u2019ar thanked his Portuguese counterpart for supporting the upcoming EU-Israel Association Council meeting in Brussels in two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli Foreign Minister took the opportunity to share a harrowing testimony he heard over the weekend from a hostage freed from Gaza. &#8220;She told me that her Hamas captors said to her: \u2018We will return to Israel and continue the work we started on October 7th. We will come back to destroy Israel.\u2019 We are committed to bringing back all the hostages and achieving all of our war objectives,&#8221; Sa\u2019ar emphasized.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14858\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-4-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14858\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-4-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-4-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-4-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-4-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-4.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Israeli and Portuguese Foreign Ministers | Photo: Shlomi Amsalem, GPO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Sa\u2019ar continued his sharp criticism of Hamas\u2019 crimes: &#8220;Hamas built a kingdom of terror in Gaza and is trying to survive at all costs. For over a year, the international community has been swept away by Hamas\u2019 false propaganda about &#8216;starvation&#8217; in Gaza. But the images don\u2019t lie \u2013 Gazan civilians and Hamas terrorists appear to be in good condition, while Israeli hostages looked like Holocaust survivors. They were the only ones who suffered from starvation and inhumane conditions. Hamas has committed crimes against humanity. This evil must be erased.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rangel: &#8220;We Condemn the Inhumane Treatment of the Hostages&#8221;<\/strong><br \/>\nPortuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel vehemently criticized Hamas, aligning with Sa\u2019ar\u2019s remarks: &#8220;We condemn the inhumane treatment of the Israeli hostages that we have witnessed, especially last Saturday. This is something that cannot be accepted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The visit and firm statements by the Portuguese minister signal closer diplomatic cooperation between Israel and Portugal, as well as strengthened ties with European countries amid growing international condemnations of Hamas\u2019 actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Portugal sharply rebuked Hamas in for crimes against humanity, Portuguese Foreign Minister met with Gideon Sa\u2019ar today in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":14857,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,85],"tags":[2869,2205,2868],"class_list":["post-14856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-positive-moment","tag-european-union","tag-gideon-saar","tag-portugal"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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