- โThe truth, in the end, always wins,” Guterres says
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres accused Israel on Monday of spreading misinformation about him during the more than eight-month-long war between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
โIโve heard the same source many times saying that I never attacked Hamas, that I never condemned Hamas, that I am a supporters of Hamas,โ Guterres told a news conference on information integrity, without naming Israel.
โI have condemned Hamas 102 times, 51 of them in formal speeches, the others in different social platforms,โ he said. โThe truth, in the end, always wins.โ
Israelโs UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan said the condemnations by Guterres were โempty words when compared to his actions.โ
โHis sole aim has been to help Hamas survive this war. We find it despicable that the secretary-general refuses to abide by the UNโs standards and paints a distorted picture of events on the ground,โ Erdan said. โAntonio Guterres is an accomplice to terror and should resign today.โ
Relations between the UN and Israel have long been fraught and have only worsened during the Israel-Hamas war.
Israel accused the UN of being biased against it and has accused UN staff of working with Hamas and other militants. The UN is investigating some of the allegations, but has said in many cases it is yet to received evidence from Israel.
REUTERS
