Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis has been accused by several parliamentarians of repeating Israeli propaganda and distorting facts after he jointly condemned Israel and Hamas for the situation in Gaza. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) also told Swiss public broadcaster RTS about reality on the ground in Gaza. Citing Swiss neutrality, Cassis refused to join a groundswell of international criticism levelled mainly at Israel, saying "there is a violation of international law on the part of both sides." + 'Both sides must be condemned' in Gaza: Swiss foreign minister Some Swiss parliamentarians were annoyed by this approach. "I find it rather risky to equate some 40,000 Palestinian deaths with 50 Israeli hostages," Centre Party politician Vincent Maitre told RTS. "Without grading the atrocity, because both are obviously unacceptable, I ...
