GENEVA, Oct 13 (Reuters) - An Swiss national has been killed in the latest conflict that began following an attack by Hamas militants in Israel at the weekend, the foreign minister said on Friday.
“I am unfortunately opening this briefing by communicating the death of Swiss dual national who was nearly 70 years old...” Ignazio Cassis at a Geneva press briefing. He did not give details beyond saying that the individual was killed after an encounter with “terrorists”.
In the same briefing, he said Israel had the right to defend itself following the attacks, but called for a “proportional” response.
Reporting by Emma Farge and Tomasz Janowski
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