What European Nations Are Saying About the Situation In the Mideast

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European nations have called on Hezbollah to release the two Israeli soldiers whose kidnapping provoked Israel's military strikes on the terror group's home country of Lebanon, but they've saved their harshest words for Israel itself.

French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy condemned Israel's attacks as "a disproportionate act of war," while Greece called on Israel to stop the use of "excessive and pointless force." And current European Union president Finland says the "imposition of an air and sea blockade on Lebanon cannot be justified," adding that Israel's "actions, which are contrary to international humanitarian law, can only aggravate the vicious circle of violence and retribution, and cannot serve anyone's legitimate security interests."