The UN General Assembly on Wednesday approved the Palestinian Authority proposal calling for sanctions and an arms embargo against the State of Israel. The proposal was supported by 124 countries, opposed by 14 countries and 43 countries abstained from voting.
Israel’s Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, responded to the outcome of the vote by saying: “This is a shameful decision that backs the Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic terrorism.”
"Instead of marking the anniversary of the October 7 massacre by condemning Hamas and calling for the release of all 101 of the remaining hostages, the General Assembly continues to dance to the music of the Palestinian Authority, which backs the Hamas murderers,” Danon said.
During the debate on the resolution, Ambassador Danon held up a photograph showing the bloodstains on the floor of the tunnel where six Israeli hostages were executed by their Hamas captors several weeks ago.
"Look at this picture, look at it closely," Danon told the UN delegates. "That blood on the floor belongs to six beautiful human beings, Eden, Hersh, Alex, Carmel, Ori, and Almog. That is their blood. Six innocent Israelis executed in cold blood after months of suffering in this tiny, dirty tunnel where they couldn't even stand."
He noted that the tunnel was "hidden under a child's bedroom. Imagine that being your child, your spouse, your friend. Imagine them for a moment suffocating, starving, bleeding in a dark hole for months. If it were your child, your loved one, would you sit in silence? Would you pretend this was just another story? Or would he scream for justice?" he asked.