All Croatian citizens in Israel are safe, Foreign Minister Gordan Grlic-Radman said on Friday, calling for the de-escalation of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and expressing solidarity with the families of the civilian victims on both sides.

On May 12, Croatia called on all the parties in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict to refrain from any action that would lead to escalation of violence, in which dozens of people, including civilians, have been killed so far.

“There is no justification for attacks on civilians,” the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs said in a statement last Wednesday, calling on all leaders to help de-escalate the conflict.

Grlic-Radman said today that so far Zagreb was in permanent contact with the Croatian Embassy in Israel and was kept informed on a regular basis.

None of the Croatian nationals currently in Israel have asked for assistance, he added.

“It is most saddening that civilians are among the casualties. We extend our solidarity with the families of civilian casualties, and we appeal to all parties to defuse the tensions,” the Croatian minister said.

The Middle East crisis has always been very sensitive, and those developments can simply spill over to some other regions, Grlic-Radman said.

The European Union with its partners, including the USA, keep calling for multilateral action, he added.

“It is in the interest of all to have a sound, stable, peaceful global order, based on the respect for international and human rights,” he said.

Grlic-Radman said he did not believe that the USA was insufficiently engaged in that region and he believes that President Joe Biden’s Administration will make some headway in that regard.