Israeli Foreign Minister demands action from the UN Security Council against Hamas

In a recent appeal to the UN Security Council, the Israeli Foreign Minister, Israel Katz, emphatically called on the high-level UN body to exert maximum pressure on the Islamist group Hamas to secure the release of innocent individuals held hostage. In a session in New York, Katz explained that the welfare of 174 people rests in the hands of Palestinian kidnappers. "I call on the United Nations Security Council to take every possible measure to act against Hamas," Katz emphasized, referring to a "hell on earth" that must be ended. He is relying on concerted action and influence of the UN to put an end to the suffering of those affected. This statement was made in the context of a Security Council meeting, which had the purpose of deliberating on a newly published UN report. Presented a week earlier, the report assessed Israeli allegations regarding acts of sexual violence committed by Hamas terrorists during a bloody incident on October 7th as credible. The discussion of this serious issue reflects the ongoing tensions and the need for sustainable solutions in the Middle East conflict.