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Israel ambassador to UN condemns killing of Gaza aid workers and criticizes expected General Assembly resolution
Summary
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, said Hamas killed at least five Palestinian aid workers and criticized a pending U.N. General Assembly resolution that, he said, fails to condemn Hamas or demand the release of hostages. Danon said Israel accepted a ceasefire framework proposed by the U.S., Qatar and Egypt but that Hamas has
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, told reporters that at least five Palestinian aid workers were killed in Gaza last night and criticized a United Nations General Assembly resolution due for a vote in the coming hour as failing to condemn those attacks or demand the release of hostages.
"Last night, Hamas murdered at least 5 Palestinian aid workers in Gaza," Danon said. He described an ambush on a convoy carrying more than two dozen humanitarian staff affiliated with the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, and said several others were injured and "some may have been taken hostage." He called the attack "an attack on humanitarian workers" and said, "These were civilians. These are aid workers…
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