Maggie Chapman has deleted a social media post which the attack as 'decolonisation', not 'terrorism'.
Scottish Green MSP Maggie Chapman has said she regrets the "upset and anger" caused by her social media post about the Hamas attack on Israel.
Palestinian authorities say nearly 2,000 people have been killed in Israel's bombing campaign of the Gaza Strip launched in the aftermath.In her initial post, Ms Chapman said the attacks on Israel were "a consequence of apartheid, of illegal occupation and of imperial aggression by the Israel state".On Friday night Ms Chapman said posted a thread on X saying she had deleted the post which had caused "significant upset and anger for some".
She also called for a "halt" to military operations to "prevent the continuing human catastrophe that is unfolding.": "To attack unarmed civilians, to take hostages of civilians, these are clearly acts of terrorism and I and my party absolutely condemn those." Israel has told everyone in the north of the Gaza Strip - about 1.1 million people - to relocate to the south of the territory within 24 hours.
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