New Delhi: Days after the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution calling for an immediate and sustained humanitarian truce leading to the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday called the resolution 'deeply flawed' and noted that no civilised country, including India and others, will tolerate the horror that unfolded.
In response to a media query on how Israel sees India's stance on the UN resolution, Netanyahu said, "Resolution was deeply flawed. And even I was sorry to see that many of our friends did not insist that there should be a powerful condemnation of the horror that was committed here. The horror that no civilised country, including your country and others will tolerate".
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"So, I hope that we don’t see a repeat of such kind of resolution,” he added. Last week, India abstained from voting in the UN General Assembly on a resolution that called for an immediate humanitarian truce in the Israel-Hamas conflict leading to a cessation of hostilities. The Jordanian-drafted resolution did not make any mention of the Hamas militant group. The resolution, which does not contain the words Hamas’ and ‘hostage’, was carried with 120 votes in favour and 14 against.
It is pertinent to note that before the General Assembly voted on the resolution, the 193-member body considered an amendment proposed by Canada and co-sponsored by the US to the text. India voted in favour of the amendment, along with 87 other nations, while 55 member states voted against it and 23 abstained. The draft amendment could not be adopted, having failed to obtain a two-thirds majority of members present and voting. The world is currently witnessing the deadliest Israel-Hamas conflict that has left thousands of innocent people dead. India has expressed deep concern over the situation and condemned the “terrorist attacks. Prime Minister Modi in a post on X (formerly Twitter), reiterated that India stands in solidarity with Israel at this difficult hour.
