FM Sikorski cites lack of accountability for Israeli military’s ‘excessive use of force’ for declining support<\/p>\n
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski. Photo: AA\/file <\/p>\n
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said the \u201chumanitarian catastrophe\u201d in Gaza and the failure to ensure accountability for the Israeli military’s \u201cexcessive use of force\u201d were undermining public support even in nations supportive of Israel.<\/p>\n
\u201cPartnership requires mutual respect,\u201d Sikorski said on Thursday on US social media company X.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, as well as the failure of accountability for [Israel Defence Forces] IDF\u2019s excessive use of force, are undermining public support in even pro-Israel nations,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
His comments came as Poland’s Foreign Ministry expressed \u201cgreat disappointment<\/a>\u201d over Israeli military authorities’ decision to discontinue proceedings into the April 1, 2024 shelling of a World Central Kitchen humanitarian aid convoy in the Gaza Strip that killed Polish citizen Damian Sobol.<\/p>\n Partnership requires mutual respect. The humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, as well as the failure of accountability for IDF\u2019s excessive use of force are undermining public support in even pro-Israel nations. https:\/\/t.co\/9H0nhiDE4H<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Rados\u0142aw Sikorski \ud83c\uddf5\ud83c\uddf1\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\uddfa (@sikorskiradek) August 20, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n The ministry said the Israeli ambassador in Warsaw was summoned following the decision, which Poland was informed of on August 19.<\/p>\n Warsaw conveyed a critical assessment of the steps taken so far to establish the circumstances of the incident and said it expected Israel to provide Polish authorities with all necessary explanations and materials requested by Polish investigators.<\/p>\n Read: <\/strong>Canadian, Polish FMs commend Pakistan\u2019s role in US-Iran ceasefire in call with Dar<\/a><\/p>\n The District Prosecutor’s Office in Przemy\u015bl is conducting a parallel investigation into the case, the ministry said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe circumstances in which the tragedy occurred in 2024 should be fully clarified,\u201d it said, adding that it did not accept \u201cthe perpetrators’ evasion of legal and moral responsibility.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe families deserve appropriate redress,\u201d the ministry added.<\/p>\n\n