From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, October 17, 2023
Israeli envoy vows that Israel will ‘act in accordance with international law’
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Israel’s deputy ambassador to the US asserts that Israel will abide by international law in its military response to the Hamas onslaught.
“Israel did not choose to fight this war, but Israel will end it,” Eliav Benjamin says at an Israel solidarity event in Washington organized by major American Jewish organizations.
“As we respond, the IDF — one of the world’s most moral militaries — will act in accordance with international law and ethics,” Benjamin adds.
“But make no mistake: like every nation in the world, Israel has the right, and in fact the duty, to defend its citizens against the brutality of terrorism. We will ensure that the Hamas war machine is eliminated and to do that we will not and we shall not apologize,” he says.
