Most of Israel's top leadership condemns war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine
Israel’s foreign minister, defense minister and health minister have all condemned what they named war crimes in Bucha, Ukraine, but the prime minister is still treading lightly.
While visiting the field hospital Israel established last month in Ukraine April 4, Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz tweeted, "Israel is the only country operating a field hospital in Ukraine. More than 200 people have already been treated here. We will continue reaching out to the Ukrainian people. This our moral duty in the face of the brutal Russian invasion, in the face of the massacres and war crimes taking place on this land."
Horowitz went on, "It is very difficult to see the pictures from the massacre in Bucha. But one must not look away nor divert attention from the war crimes committed by Russia. A crime against humanity, against freedom and human rights and against the entire democratic world. I came today to the field hospital we set up in Ukraine to clarify: Ukraine, you are not alone."
Among the Israeli leadership, Horowitz has been the most outspoken about the Bucha massacre.
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid tweeted April 3, "It is impossible to remain indifferent in the face of the horrific images from the city of Bucha near Kyiv, from after the Russian army left. Intentionally harming a civilian population is a war crime and I strongly condemn it."
