Outdoors the assembly at UN headquarters in New York, a small however noisy protest calling for an finish to the battle was met by a big police presence.
Palestinian ambassador to the UN Riyad Mansour mentioned Friday that “this escalation by the Israeli authorities goes in complete contradiction to the need of the worldwide group”.
The US, a veto-wielding everlasting member of the Safety Council, is prone to search to defend its staunch ally Israel from any sensible measure of UN censure.
Israel’s ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, mentioned forward of the assembly that “Israel is not going to cease combating for the discharge of all of the hostages – and guaranteeing the protection and safety of our residents is our obligation”.
