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Haley blames Iran, China, Russia for Oct 7 Hamas attack in Israel

Thursday, 30 May, 2024
Republican leader Nikki Haley meets Hamas attack survivors in Re'eim, Israel. (Photo courtesy: NikkiHaley@Facebook)

New York: Indian-origin Republican party leader Nikki Haley has put the blame on Iran, China, and Russia for the October 7 attack in Israel in which 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken as hostages by the Hamas terror organization. The former ambassador to the United Nations, who is on a tour of Israel, said Iran orchestrated the attack with the support of Russian intelligence and China funded the entire operation.

In a statement this week, she said Russians provided the intelligence on the locations and China has been funding Iran. “They are all murderers and accomplices. If we really mean it is not going to happen again, we have to be honest and truthful to ourselves about who did this.”

"If America became complacent and arrogant the same thing would happen in the US also," Haley, who did not present any proof of the involvement of China and Russia, said Haley as she sparked controversy while touring Israel’s northern border with Lebanon, where she signed Israeli artillery shells with the inscription “Finish Them!”

Haley who plans to vote for former President Donald Trump in the November elections,  criticized President Joe Biden’s administration for temporarily withholding weapons to discourage an Israeli attack on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. “America needs to do whatever Israel needs and stop telling them how to fight this war. You are either a friend or not a friend,” Haley was quoted as saying by The Guardian.