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Rescissions package castigates UNIFIL, seeks to push U.N. funding burden onto other countries.
António Guterres called for an immediate return to “unimpeded entry of assistance at scale,” claiming the current aid distribution model put Gaza civilians at risk, but failing to mention Hamas.
An American diplomatic source told JNS that ongoing negotiations have a greater chance of success than a council resolution.
“Hamas knows if it loses control over the aid, it loses control over the people of Gaza,” Danny Danon told the United Nations Security Council.
“It’s one more example of her utter disregard for facts and accountability,” Hillel Neuer, of U.N. Watch, told JNS.
“Since the beginning of the war, the United Nations has been a central player in promoting disinformation in the media that it refuses to change,” Anne Herzberg, of NGO Monitor, told JNS.
When officials “amplify false narratives and refuse to unambiguously condemn terrorism against Jews, they legitimize antisemitism across the world,” the head of the federal U.S. task force on Jew-hatred wrote.
“Diplomatic discussions around peace that don’t urgently address” Hamas’s reign in Gaza, return of hostages “will be futile,” spokesperson for Israel’s U.N. mission tells JNS.
“In recent days, almost 400 trucks were cleared for entry to Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing, but supplies from only 115 trucks have been able to be collected,” the U.N. chief said.
The prime minister said that since Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has ensured the entry of 92,000 aid trucks to the Gaza Strip.
“The Security Council is meeting to condemn Israel,” the Israeli envoy stated. “This is a moral disgrace.”
The Syrian government’s apparent progress ought to also “set expectations for what must come next,” a U.S. diplomat told the United Nations Security Council.
