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'Israel' summons Polish envoy after Tusk’s Gaza starvation accusations

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  • 5 Aug 2025 17:37
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A diplomatic row erupts after Poland’s Prime Minister condemns the Israeli entity's role in starving Palestinians in Gaza, drawing backlash for exposing its war crimes.

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    Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk addresses the Polish parliament on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Warsaw, Poland (AP)

"Israel" summoned Polish Ambassador Maciej Hunia on Monday in protest against comments made by Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, who directly blamed Israeli politicians for the unfolding humanitarian catastrophe and widespread starvation in Gaza.

In a statement, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said it called Hunia in “for an official demarche” led by the head of its Political-Strategic Division, denouncing Tusk’s remarks as “unacceptable statements".

The Ministry rejected Tusk’s criticisms and accused the Polish premier of distorting historical memory. “Israel strongly opposes these accusations and calls on Poland to avoid rhetoric that distorts historical facts and disrespects the memory of Holocaust victims,” the statement read. The official reiterated the regime’s claim that it is engaged in a war against a “terrorist organization that seeks the murder of Jews and Israelis and the destruction of the State of Israel.”

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Attempting to deflect from growing international condemnation over the humanitarian disaster in Gaza, the Israeli entity emphasized what it claimed were efforts to increase aid access, including “the increased entry of humanitarian convoys, pauses in military operations, the establishment of secure aid corridors, infrastructure repairs, and coordinated airdrops with the European Union.”

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The diplomatic clash was triggered by a statement Tusk posted on X, where he sharply criticized the entity’s actions. Writing in Polish, Tusk said: “Poland was, is, and will remain on Israel’s side in its fight against Islamic terrorism, but never on the side of politicians whose actions cause hunger and the deaths of mothers and children. This should be self-evident to nations that endured the hell of World War II together.”

The post drew immediate backlash from "Israel". In its official response, the Foreign Ministry claimed that Tusk’s remarks amounted to an “unacceptable reference to politicians” and accused him of weaponizing historical trauma. “Never Again applies today to Hamas and its collaborators — the new Nazis of our time,” the Ministry wrote, adding that “when Poland is under threat, it doesn’t hesitate to act either.”

Tusk’s remarks are the latest in a growing chorus of European criticism directed at the Israeli entity over its ongoing war on Gaza, which has now killed over 60,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom are women and children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.

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