A furious diplomatic spat between Israel and the United Nations is escalating, with Israeli officials calling for the resignation of Secretary General Antonio Guterres after he said Hamas' October 7 attacks on the country "did not happen in a vacuum.
on Tuesday amid the deepening crisis in Gaza, and told the Security Council that "clear violations of international humanitarian law" are being witnessed.
"But the grievances of the Palestinian people cannot justify the appalling attacks by Hamas. And those appalling attacks cannot justify the collective punishment of the Palestinian people. Excellencies, even war has rules," he added.Palestinian children receive food from a United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees center in Gaza on October 25.
"This is false. It was the opposite," he told reporters, restating his condemnation of the October 7 attacks. Efforts in the UN to endorse a ceasefire have so far been scuppered, with the US vetoing a draft resolution raised by Brazil last week.
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