People blasted Netanyahu's hypocritical criticism of the Syria attack

A suspected chemical attack that left at least 70 dead in northern Syria on Tuesday has led to global outcry.  

Videos and images of civilians, many of whom were children, choking and foaming at the mouth within Khan Sheikhoun (located some 50km south of rebel-held Idlib) shook the world. 

People were outraged on Twitter, a platform that many world leaders also used to share their condemnations, including Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

In a series of tweets in both Arabic and English, Netanyahu condemned the attack writing "there's no, none, no excuse whatsoever for the deliberate attacks on civilians and on children."

His tweets sparked outrage on social media platforms with many labeling them hypocritical, given the fact that his government led several horrific attacks on civilians in Lebanon and Palestine, including the more recent "Operation Protective Edge," which left at least 2,104 dead in Gaza in 2014. 

"The images emerging from Syria must stir emotions in every human being. Israel vehemently condemns the attack and the use of chemical weapons in general, especially on innocent civilians."

"Swear on it?"

The UN announced that its council will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss the suspected chemical attack in Syria.

According to Middle East Eye, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said that reports of possible use of sarin gas in the attack were  "extremely alarming and disturbing,"

"Any use of chemical weapons anywhere constitutes a threat to international peace and security and is a serious violation of international law," he added. 

United Nations war crimes investigators said they were "looking into an alleged chemical weapons attack on a Syrian town in Idlib as well as reports of a subsequent attack on a medical facility where injured people were being treated," according to Reuters.