“Horrible news from Israel. My condolences go out to everyone who lost relatives or close ones in the terrorist attack. We have faith that order will be restored and terrorists will be defeated. Terror should have no place in the world, because it is always a crime, not just against a specific country or this terror’s victims, but against humanity in general and our entire world. Anyone who resorts to terror commits a crime against the world. Whoever finances terror is committing a crime against the world. The world must stand united and in solidarity so that terror does not attempt to break or subjugate life anywhere and at any moment. Israel’s right to self-defense is unquestionable.”

“All details surrounding this terrorist assault must be revealed so that the world knows and holds accountable everyone who supported and helped carry out the attack. All Ukrainian citizens in the risk zone must carefully obey all orders issued by local security services and remain vigilant. Please be cautious. The Ukrainian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and our embassy in Israel are ready to assist in any situation. To support Ukrainians in Israel, we established an operational headquarters. If you require assistance, please contact any of our diplomatic or consular offices in any convenient and accessible manner. Every life is valuable! We condemn all forms of terrorism,” writes Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a statement responding to Saturday’s Hamas assault on Israel.

We’ll just leave out our editorializing on what Zelensky did not say here, even though we would completely understand if he did given the state of relations between Ukraine and Israel since Russia invaded. Yet he leaves himself and Ukraine’s situation out of it, expressing concern only for the well-being of innocent Israelis and direct instructions to the likely thousands of Ukrainians caught in the crossfire there. Says a lot about the content of his character and the kind of leader he is.