[Christmas Dynasnow]

SIR – One fact regarding the situation in Gaza is undeniable: Hamas knew only too well
how Israel responds to acts of provocation, and yet its leadership still chose to plan,
resource and execute an operation that has outraged all civilised opinion.

Whatever has happened and may yet happen as a result of the Israel Defense Forces’
retaliation is entirely the responsibility of Hamas: its leaders, its fighters and (let it not
be avoided) its supporters. In lending moral, financial or political support, people and
organisations voluntarily associate themselves with the atrocities perpetrated over the
weekend of October 7
and 8.

Anyone living in Britain who celebrates the Hamas terror attacks on Israel deserves
unequivocal condemnation. There can be no excuse for supporting such barbaric acts.
Let the full weight of the law fall on any who do.

Jeremy Leffler
Birkenhead, Cheshire