Gilad Erdan, Israel’s permanent representative to the UN, described the UN’s reaction to the country’s authorities’ instruction to Gaza residents to move to the south of the strip within 24 hours as shameful. RIA News.
Representative of UN Secretary-General Stephane Dujarric earlier reportedHe said that Israel informed the organization that 1.1 million Palestinians should be evacuated to the south of the Gaza Strip within one day. However, the UN has expressed concern about the possible humanitarian consequences of such a move.
“The UN’s reaction to Israel’s early warning to the people of the Gaza Strip is shameful!” -Erdan said.
According to him, for many years the organization turned a blind eye to the arming of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas and its use of ordinary people and civilian infrastructure in the Gaza Strip as shelters for its weapons.
Edan complained that instead of supporting Israel, whose citizens are under attack by Hamas, the UN is now “preaching” to that country.
The permanent representative emphasized that it would be better for the UN to now focus on the return of hostages, condemn Hamas and support Israel’s right to self-defense.
7 October Hamas forces launched Several thousand rockets were launched into Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. Against this background, on the same day, Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir entry state of emergency in the country.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war. The IDF’s operation against Hamas was called “Iron Swords”.
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