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"We are deeply saddened by the senseless loss of life"

On the occasion of the current attacks by Hamas on Israel, Professor Walter Rosenthal, President of the German Rectors' Conference (HRK), has now expressed his sympathy on behalf of the German universities in a letter to the representatives of the Israeli universities.

It says: "We are deeply shocked and appalled by the terrorist attack of Hamas on Israel, the terrible massacres, and the kidnappings. On behalf of all German universities, I would like to express our sincerest condolences and heartfelt sympathy. We are deeply saddened by the senseless loss of life. Our thoughts are with those killed and injured, those still in danger, and their families and friends. As the German Rectors' Conference, the voice of German universities, we stand in solidarity with the Israeli universities and academic colleges and all their members."

Read the entire letter on the HRK website.