"Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz criticised the teenager for his gesture in a post on X that read: "Lamine Yamal chose to incite hate against Israel while our soldiers combat the terrorist organisation Hamas, an organisation that massacred, raped and burned Jewish children, women and the elderly on Oct. 7, [2023].""
"Sanchez has now had his say and has made his thoughts on the situation clear. "Those who consider waving the flag of a State to be \"inciting hatred\" have either lost their judgment or been blinded by their own ignominy," he posted on X."
""Lamine has only expressed the solidarity with Palestine felt by millions of Spaniards. Another reason to be proud of him.""
Lamine Yamal was seen waving a flag as his team moved through the city and later shared pictures on Instagram. Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz criticized the teenager, claiming the gesture incited hate against Israel while soldiers fought Hamas, which he described as having massacred, raped, and burned Jewish children, women, and the elderly on Oct. 7, 2023. Sanchez responded on X, saying people who view waving a state flag as inciting hatred have lost judgment or are blinded by their own ignominy. Sanchez added that Yamal expressed solidarity with Palestine felt by millions of Spaniards and presented this as a reason to be proud of him.
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