Danon at UN: 'Ceasefire without returning hostages is abandoning them in hell'

Israel's Ambassador to the UN, Danny Danon, spoke today at a UN Security Council session and criticized the wording of a proposed resolution on a ceasefire in Gaza: "Any resolution that does not condition the ceasefire on the release of the hostages means abandoning the 101 hostages to the hell of the terrorist monsters.”

The UN Security Council met today to discuss the situation in the Middle East. Ambassador Danon referred to the wording of a draft resolution being proposed by the Council members regarding a ceasefire in Gaza. The draft resolution is expected to be voted on in the coming days by the Security Council and does not include a condition for the return of the hostages, nor does it referring to Hamas as a terrorist organization.

Ambassador Danon: "The decision being promoted in this Council only strengthens Hamas and terrorism and abandons the hostages. We cannot allow the UN to tie the hands of the State of Israel from protecting its citizens, and we will not stop fighting until we return all the kidnapped men and women home."