United Nations – Israel’s U.N. ambassador says Security Council members that want to blame Israel for the latest fighting with the Hamas militant group in Gaza are “morally bankrupt” and rejects those who call for restraint by both sides.
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Danny Danon told reporters at U.N. headquarters in New York that “there is no such thing as both sides.”
He added: “There is Hamas that attacks and fires over 460 missiles at civilians and there is Israel that protects its people.”
Danon said ahead of closed Security Council consultations late Tuesday that the council must condemn only Hamas “for its aggressive assault on civilians.”
Asked about an undercover Israeli military operation that sparked the Hamas attacks and Israeli bombing of Gaza, Danon said: “We take action to protect our people and we will continue to do that.”