TEL AVIV: Israel Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said that Tel Aviv rejects the United Nations General Assembly's call for a ceasefire. He said that Israel intends to eliminate Hamas as the world dealt with Nazis and ISIS. Eli Cohen's statement comes after the United Nations General Assembly on Friday (local time) adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce” between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
Taking to X, Cohen stated, “We reject outright the UN General Assembly’s despicable call for a ceasefire. Israel intends to eliminate Hamas just as the world dealt with the Nazis and ISIS.”
The voting at UNGA comes at a time when Israel has announced expanding ground operations in Gaza. However, the Jordan-proposed resolution makes no specific mention of the Hamas terror attacks of October 7. The Jordan-backed draft resolution was backed by 40 countries, including Russia, UAE, in the region by Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
Meanwhile, Gilad Erdan, Israel's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, in his remarks at the United Nations General Assembly Emergency Special Session on the Israel-Hamas war, said, “The truth holds zero importance in this body. Today, the majority of the community has shown that it prefers to support the defence of Nazi terrorists rather than support the law-abiding state of Israel to defend its civilians. Anyone who is truly interested in preventing violence shouldn't vote for resolutions protecting terrorists.” ANI
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