‘Dark day for humankind’
There were so many concerns for Israel that made us respond and enter into a war because of the terror attack on 7 October, but all of these were not in the resolution and so we voted against it.
Ending Hamas sole solution Mortar shells were fired toward the Gaza Strip as the Israel Defense Forces intensify their operations to finish off the Hamas terror organization which launched the brutal 7 October terror attack. | Aris MESSINIS/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Israel rejected the United Nations' resolution for a humanitarian truce in Gaza as Jerusalem's top diplomat in the country said the multilateral organization swallowed whole the Palestinian version of the conflict.
Israeli Ambassador Ilan Fluss said Saturday the UN resolution totally adopted the Palestinian narrative and did not take into consideration Israel's side.
"There was no condemnation of Hamas terrorism, no calling for the immediate release of hostages, and there was no context on Hamas having initiated a terror attack on Israel," Fluss said.
He lamented, "There was not even a mention of Israel's right of self-defense, no call on Iran to stop supplying weapons to Hamas or halting its financing of terrorism, no mention of the escalation of the Hezbollah terror attacks on Israel."
He indicated that "there were so many concerns for Israel that made us respond and enter into a war because of the terror attack on 7 October, but all of these were not in the resolution, and so we voted against it."
Israel is totally rejecting the resolution, according to Fluss. He said the UN action has no binding mechanism, and it was more of a call of the multilateral body.
"So, we are totally ignoring the resolution and instead, Israel is focusing on two issues: to make sure that Hamas cannot attack Israel again by dismantling all of its terror facilities, and the return of all hostages kidnapped from Israel," Fluss added.
In his remarks at the UN General Assembly Emergency Special Session, Israel's Permanent Representative Gilad Erdan criticized the UN since "the truth holds zero importance in this body."
The majority of the world community has shown that it prefers to support the defense of "Nazi terrorists rather than support the law-abiding state of Israel to defend its civilians," he said.
"The UN no longer holds even one ounce of legitimacy or relevance," Erdan later posted on X.
"Israel categorically rejects the General Assembly resolution passed this afternoon that does not even name Hamas — not once! As if this war started on its own! Even when discussing our hostages, the drafters could not even bring themselves to name the Hamas terrorists responsible for this blatant war crime."