Israel: we will continue fighting until the hostages return

We will dismantle Hamas, they say before the UN security council

Israel warned in the UN Security Council who doesn’t think “engage in endless and meaningless negotiations” for a ceasefire in Gazaminutes after the Council approved a resolution presented by USA to support a truce plan in Gaza.

The political coordinator of the Israeli diplomatic mission, Reut Shapirwho spoke after the intervention of the fifteen members of the Council, did not make it clear whether his country supported the resolution, as the US ambassador to the UN had previously assured. Linda Thomas-Greenfieldbut he implied otherwise.

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«Israel clings to its principles, and these have not changed. “We will continue (fighting) until all the hostages return and we dismantle all of Hamas’ combat and governance capabilities.”Shapir said, without expressly mentioning that resolution, which calls in a first phase for a ceasefire and the release of certain hostages (women, the elderly and the wounded).

“This means that Israel will not engage in endless and meaningless negotiations, which can be exploited by Hamas as a means of buying time.”he insisted.

Precisely the truce proposal presented by Joe Biden on May 31 and which was approved yesterday by the Council consists of a three-phase plan that can be extended “if negotiations continue”in which case “the ceasefire will continue”which seems to contradict the diplomat’s statement.

It is increasingly evident that the US government is putting pressure on the Israeli government to accept the truce proposal, even speaking on its behalf; Thus, the US ambassador said today that “Israel has already given its approval to the agreement, and the fighting could stop today if Hamas does the same.”

As happened last week, the statements of American leaders then come up against the reluctance of the Jewish government, which does not finish setting conditions to join this ceasefire.