United Nations
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.
“It is utterly unacceptable,” Sam Eskenasi, director of advocacy at the nonprofit La’ad Canada, told JNS. “This stance poses a direct threat to Jewish communities worldwide, including in Canada.”
The Security Council “is correct in its call to make sure that the U.N. is required to streamline the transfer of humanitarian aid and make sure that it reaches its destination and not to Hamas,” says Israel’s foreign minister.
“She has a perverted morality, whereby she thinks that killing Israelis is always justified,” said Hillel Neuer, executive director of UN Watch.
“You seem to be puzzled by this. What is the right to resist for the Palestinians? No one wants to live under oppression,” the special rapporteur told JNS.
“We believe today giving a little bit of space for additional diplomacy could yield positive results. And we are going to be optimistic and try and do that,” said UAE UN representative Lana Nusseibeh.
A vote on a Security Council resolution was pushed off for a second straight day at the Biden administration’s behest.
The latest draft resolution calls for “an urgent and sustainable cessation of hostilities to allow safe and unhindered humanitarian access,” according to Reuters.
The U.S joined Israel and eight other countries in voting against the nonbinding measure.
“Has there been food, water, or medical supplies you have asked for us to facilitate, and we have refused? The answer is no,” Israel’s COGAT said.
“By continuing to fire from areas near U.N. compounds, Hezbollah systematically violates UNSC Resolution 1701 and endangers the lives of UNIFIL soldiers,” said the IDF.
COGAT posted a picture of dozens of aid trucks waiting at the Rafah Crossing.
