While addressing the UN Security Council meeting on the Israel-Hamas war on Monday (local time), Israel’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Gilad Erdan said, “When Hamas took power in Gaza in 2007, they murdered hundreds of Palestinians with their own hands…They used Palestinians as human shields, building terror bases under hospitals and missile launchers next to schools. What do you expect us to do? They hoard medical supplies, food, and fuel for themselves when these resources could benefit their people. Hamas is holding roughly half a million litres of fuel right now. In any discussion about lack of fuel, your demands should be directed at Hamas. Israel has approved more than dozens of daily trucks of humanitarian supplies, including food, water, and medical equipment. But Israel refuses to supply the enemy Hamas with any aid in accordance with international law.”
