Israel ambassador slams UN council's statement criticizing Israel: 'How many murdered Jews does it take?'
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Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan slammed the UN Human Rights Council after they delivered an anti-Israeli statement in response to Hamas terrorist attacks.
"On behalf of the IOC member states, we express our deep concerns over the loss of innocent lives in the occupied Palestinian territory and elsewhere," Mehdi said. "Regrettably, this huge loss of lives and unabated violence is a sad reminder of more than seven decades of illegal foreign occupation, aggression and disrespect for the international law, including UNESCO resolutions."
In a Tuesday statement, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk called for both the IDF and Hamas to "respect international humanitarian law" and defuse tensions. He also criticized Israel's "full seige" of Gaza.