Israel-Hamas War: In an attack on UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Saturday, Israel's Foreign Minister Eli Cohen accused the UN chief of standing with Palestinian terror group Hamas in his appeal before the UN Security Council for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
This week, Guterres, for the first time invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, which allows him to raise threats he sees to international peace and security, warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza and urged the council to demand a humanitarian ceasefire.
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A subsequent vote was held to adopt an Arab-backed resolution to call for the ceasefire but the vote was vetoed by the United States of America and the United Kingdom abstained.
"The invocation of Article 99, after it was not used for the war in Ukraine or for the civil war in Syria, is another example of Guterres' biased and one-sided stance," Cohen said in a post on X.
"A ceasefire at this time would prevent the collapse of the Hamas terrorist organization, which is committing war crimes and crimes against humanity, and would enable it to continue ruling the Gaza Strip," he added.
US Vetoes UN Security Council Demand For Ceasefire In Gaza
The United States, an ally of Israel, on Friday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Gaza calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. More than 90 member states supported the resolution, which was proposed by the United Arab Emirates.
Cohen went on further to say that Israel is grateful to its ally for supporting the country's efforts to free the hostages and destroy the terrorist group Hamas.
"With gratitude to our ally, the US, for its support to continue the fight to bring the hostages home and to eliminate the Hamas terrorist organization, which will bring a better future to the region," Israel's Foreign Minister said.
(With Inputs From Agencies)