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Guterres was “unusually clear,” said ZDF correspondent Bates. The aim is to assure Israel of solidarity, but not to issue “a blank check”.
Oct 24, 2023 | 01:42 minAt a meeting of the UN Security Council there was a scandal between Israel and UN Secretary General António Guterres. At the meeting in New York on Tuesday, Guterres once again strongly condemned the attacks on Israel by terrorists on behalf of the Islamist Hamas. He also said, referring to Israel’s 56-year-long “oppressive occupation”:
It is important to recognize that Hamas’ attacks did not occur in a vacuum.
UN Secretary General António Guterres
Guterres criticized Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip and spoke of clear “violations of international humanitarian law.” “Protecting civilians does not mean ordering more than a million people to evacuate to the south, where there is no shelter, no food, no water, no medicine and no fuel, and then continuing to bomb the south itself,” said Guterres.
UN chief Guterres has criticized not only Hamas’s terrorist attacks, but also Israel’s actions. The outrage can be felt across the country, said ZDF correspondent Bewerunge.
24.10.2023 | 07:43 min
Israel’s foreign minister cancels meeting with Guterres
Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen reacted angrily at the UN meeting:
Mr. Secretary General, what world do you live in?
Eli Cohen, Israel’s Foreign Minister
Cohen continued: “Tell me: What is your proportionate response to the killing of babies, the rape and burning of women, and the beheading of a child? How can you agree to a truce with someone who has sworn to kill you and your own To destroy existence?” Cohen shouted.
We have to “prevent a conflagration,” says Christoph Heusgen, head of the Munich Security Conference, with a view to the Middle East conflict. To achieve this, Israel would have to forego a ground offensive.
24.10.2023 | 05:20 min
“We did not choose this war, but we have no doubt that we will win.” Hamas are “the new Nazis”.
In light of the comments, he canceled a planned meeting with Guterres. On X (formerly Twitter) he wrote:
I will not meet the UN Secretary General. After October 7th there is no room for a balanced position.
Eli Cohen, Israeli Foreign Minister
A spokesman for the Foreign Ministry in Jerusalem confirmed the cancellation. When asked by the German Press Agency, a UN spokesman said that the cancellation of the meeting could not be confirmed. You only saw Cohen’s message on platform X. The spokesman did not want to comment further on the situation.
The terrorist militia Hamas continues to hold more than 220 people in its power after the release of hostages. The situation in Gaza remains tense and fighting continues.
24.10.2023 | 01:46 min
Israel’s UN ambassador calls for Guterres’ resignation
UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan also reacted with outrage to Guterres’ statements and called for the resignation of the UN Secretary General. Guterres shows “understanding for a campaign of mass murder of children, women and the elderly” and is not suitable to lead the UN, Erdan wrote on the short message service X.
I call on him to resign immediately.
Gilad Erdan, Israel’s UN ambassador
Another post said: “It is truly sad that the head of an organization that emerged after the Holocaust has such terrible views.”
Guterres said the Palestinian people have seen their land decimated by settlements and ravaged by violence. The Hamas attacks could not justify the “collective punishment of the Palestinian people,” he said.
USA stands behind Israel
The USA supported Israel. “We must affirm the right of every nation to defend itself and prevent such harm from happening again,” said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. “No member of this council, no nation in this entire body could or would tolerate the slaughter of its people.”
Jewish and Arab Israelis condemn the terrorist attack by the Islamist Hamas. They fear that the war will affect their life together in Israel.
24.10.2023 | 01:35 min
Blinken emphasized that Hamas does not represent the Palestinian people. Palestinian civilians cannot be blamed for Hamas’ bloodbath and must be protected. “There is no hierarchy when it comes to protecting civilian life. A civilian is a civilian is a civilian, regardless of nationality, ethnicity, age, gender or creed,” Blinken said.
The terrorist organization Hamas carried out a massacre of civilians in Israel on October 7th. More than 1,400 people died during and in the following days. According to the Israeli army, at least 222 others were forcibly taken to the Gaza Strip, including several Germans. Israel responded with air strikes on the Gaza Strip.
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