Israel accuses Guterres of siding with Hamas in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza

This Saturday, the Israeli Government accused the secretary general of UN, António Guterresto stay by the side Hamas with its call for a ceasefire in Link.

“The call of Guterres take the side of Hamas and calling for a ceasefire dishonors his position.”wrote Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen on the X social network.

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The minister added that “the invocation of Article 99, after not having been used for the war in Ukraine nor (…) in Syria, is another example of the partial and unilateral position of Guterres”.

“A Stop the fire at this point would prevent the collapse of the terrorist organization Hamaswhat is he doing war crimes and crimes against humanity, and would allow him to continue governing the Gaza strip“, he warned.

Cohen expressed his gratitude to U.S “for your support in continuing the fight to bring the hostages home and eliminate the terrorist organization Hamas, which will bring a better future to the regionn.”

In turn, the Minister of Defense of Israel, Yoav Galanteon the same social network, he assured that “The Stop the fire is to give a reward to Hamas, say goodbye to the hostages held in Link”.

“Support Israel in our mission: we are fighting for our future and we are fighting for free world”, he stated.

gallant He also thanked U.S “his bold leadership” andn support for Israel.

Hamasin a statement, he condemned “the veto of washington against a draft resolution in the UN Security Council demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. We consider this to be an immoral and inhumane position.”

The Islamic group showed its gratitude to countries in favor of the cessation of hostilities, including Russia, China and “the Arab Group”.

Gueterres On Friday, he called for an end to the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza after invoking article 99 of the United Nations Charter, which allows the Secretary-General to address the Security Council in extraordinary situations.

U.S He vetoed this request, considering that if Israel handed over its weapons, Hamas would continue to hold hostages and maintain control over the Strip.

The resolution was presented by the UAE United Arabswas sponsored by 97 member countries and supported by 13 Council members, with abstention from UK.

During more than two months of war, the Council of Security voted on several occasions for other resolutions to call for an end to the conflict, with vetoes overridden by United States and Russia, and only on November 15th were they able to reach agreement on an appeal to “humanitarian breaks”in helping civilians in Gaza.

However, the only declared truce, lasting seven days, was not the result of this resolution, but of indirect negotiations between Israel It is Hamas with the mediation of Qatar and the United States to exchange hostages in the hands of Islamic group by Palestinian prisoners in Israeli prisons.

Source: Elcomercio

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