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No injuries or damage were reported in “one of the largest Houthi attacks that occurred in the Red Sea in recent months” • UNSC to vote on US-proposed measure to condemn the Iran-backed rebels’ actions.
“There are no morals here, only bias and hypocrisy,” Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Gilad Erdan told a General Assembly meeting on the Israel-Hamas war.
Hamas’s crimes may also qualify as crimes against humanity, say U.N. special rapporteurs.
The world body, which has long been accused of Jew-hatred, waffled on its explanation of the situation.
The country also refuted U.N. claims of “collective punishment.”
The U.N. Security Council convened a meeting to discuss the threat, as major powers released a statement condemning the Yemen-based Iranian proxy.
A Samaria Regional Council report found the U.N. massaged the numbers to present a false picture.
“Everywhere around Israel, there is one actor that continues to pull the strings, though its proxies, and this is Iran,” says Albania’s envoy.
The Israeli government has repeatedly flip-flopped on the issue of admitting U.N. officials into the Jewish state.
A Foreign Ministry spokesperson did not immediately offer comment on whether Kaag would be welcome in Israel.
Long accused of antisemitism, the United Nations celebrates many holidays on social media—none of them Jewish.
A U.N. tweet about aid entering Gaza directly from Jordan was a mistake and has been corrected, says Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
