Israel-Hamas war: Here's the list of nations backing Palestinian Group Hamas
The Times of Israel cited the Foreign Ministry which said that 84 countries expressed support for Israel. Countries like France, Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, and the United States also issued a joint statement expressing their joint support and condemned Hamas and its appalling acts of terrorism.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi also said that the country stands firmly with Israel in this difficult hour and strongly and unequivocally condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations. Iran: Though Iran has rejected allegations of its involvement in helping Hamas to organise attack on Israel, however, the country's top authority Ayatollah Ali Khamenei hailed what he called Israel's "irreparable" military and intelligence defeat.
In his first televised speech since the attack, Khamenei said "we kiss the hands of those who planned the attack on the Zionist regime." Reacting to the attack on Israel, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi said that his country "supports the legitimate defence of the Palestinian nation," after phone talks with Palestinian militant leaders. Afghanistan: Issuing a statement, the Afghanistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan affirms its support and for the establishment of an independent Palestinian state on its historical lands, which is a legitimate, historical and legal right of the Palestinian people to defend the independence of the country, and appeals to Islamic countries and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation." It further added, “The international community, especially those countries that have a clear influence in the region, must stand up to the Israeli aggression against the innocent Palestinian people and cooperate to resolve the Palestinian
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