(Reuters) - Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said Monday that Israel "is not entitled to go for this kind of unlawful killing, and we therefore condemn it....It's unacceptable, it's unjustified, and it's very unlikely to achieve its objective." French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin said: "France condemns the action against Sheikh Yassin. At a time when it is important to mobilize for the relaunch of the peace process, such acts can only fuel the cycle of violence." German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer said all sides should contribute to avoiding further escalation.
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