Envoy says UN chief watched film of Hamas atrocities, hopes it changes stance

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan confirms a report that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres watched the IDF’s 47-minute film of Hamas atrocities screened as part of Jerusalem’s campaign for international support.

Erdan says Guterres called it “humanity at its worst.”

“Now we will see if his public statements change and if he truly understands Israel’s mission to eradicate this evil from the face of the earth and bring home the hostages,” he writes. “If the UN held to its founding principles, we would have heard this on the first day of the war.”

Finally, the UN Secretary-General watched the @IDF’s film of Hamas atrocities from October 7.

After he watched it, the Secretary-General himself said that it was humanity at its worst. Now we will see if his public statements change and if he truly understands Israel’s mission… pic.twitter.com/M8ggJukjtG

— Ambassador Gilad Erdan גלעד ארדן (@giladerdan1) December 20, 2023

There is no comment from Guterres.