UN chief refutes allegations of justifying Hamas attacks
STORY: UN chief refutes allegations of justifying Hamas attacks
DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023
LENGTH: 00:01:41
LOCATION: UN Headquarters
CATEGORY: POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General
3. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
STORYLINE:
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday strongly refuted the "false" assertion made by senior Israeli diplomats, who accused him of endorsing the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks in a statement he presented to the Security Council.
Addressing Tuesday's debate at the Security Council on the worsening crisis in Israel and Palestine, the UN chief said that although nothing could justify the "appalling" attacks by Hamas on Oct. 7 which triggered the siege and bombardment of Gaza, it is important to recognize they "did not happen in a vacuum" and did not justify the collective punishment of Palestinians.
Following Guterres' briefing on Tuesday, Israel's permanent representative
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