Israel Turns Tables On Un Official Claiming 'genocide' In Gaza With Basic Questions

EXCLUSIVE — Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon condemned a United Nations charismatic complete remarks that he said "shattered immoderate conception of neutrality."

On Tuesday, U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher accused Israel of committing genocide successful his remarks earlier nan U.N. Security Council.

"Israel is deliberately and unashamedly imposing inhumane conditions connected civilians successful nan Occupied Palestinian Territory," Fletcher told nan Security Council connected Tuesday. He went connected to opportunity that astir of Gaza "is either wrong Israeli-militarized zones aliases nether displacement orders."

Palestinians make their measurement pinch belongings arsenic they fly their homes aft Israeli aerial strikes, successful nan bluish Gaza Strip connected May 16, 2025. (REUTERS/Mahmoud Issa)

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Fletcher, who heads nan United Nations Office for nan Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), besides described really Gazans are struggling owed to a deficiency of supplies, arsenic assistance trucks person not been allowed to participate nan Gaza Strip for 10 weeks. Hospitals are "overwhelmed," and group are facing famine and starvation, according to Fletcher. 

"So, for those killed and those whose voices are silenced: what much grounds do you request now? Will you enactment – decisively – to forestall genocide and to guarantee respect for world humanitarian law? Or will you opportunity alternatively that ‘we did each we could?’," Fletcher said.

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While overmuch of Fletcher's remarks focused connected Gaza, he besides condemned nan "appalling violence" expanding successful nan West Bank. The adjacent day, May 14, a pregnant Israeli female was killed successful a shooting onslaught while connected her measurement to nan infirmary to springiness birth. Tzeela Gez mislaid her life, but doctors were capable to prevention her baby, who, according to The Associated Press, is "in superior but unchangeable condition."

Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon, left, issued a scathing missive successful consequence to U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Tom Fletcher's remarks earlier nan Security Council. (Getty Images)

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In his response, Danon said Fletcher’s remarks "shocked and disturbed" him, accusing nan U.N. charismatic of making an "utterly inappropriate and profoundly irresponsible" connection that "shattered immoderate conception of neutrality."

"You had nan audacity, successful your capacity arsenic a elder U.N. official, to guidelines earlier nan Security Council and invoke nan complaint of genocide without evidence, mandate, aliases restraint," Danon wrote successful his response. "As a elder typical of nan United Nations, you are obligated to refrain from prejudging analyzable world matters. Yet, this is precisely what you did earlier nan Council. You did not little nan Council; you delivered a governmental sermon."

In consequence to a Fox News Digital petition for comment, OCHA spokesperson Eri Kaneko said that "As Mr. Fletcher made clear successful his Security Council remarks, it is for ineligible bodies to see whether a genocide is taking spot - Mr. Fletcher's constituent is that nan world must return decisive action to forestall genocide and guarantee respect for world humanitarian law."

Israeli Permanent Member to nan United Nations Danny Danon speaks during a convention of nan Security Council astatine nan New York City headquarters. (Israel United Nations mission)

When asked whether Fletcher was accusing Israel of deliberately sidesplitting and harming civilians, Kaneko said that nan official's words speak for themselves, arsenic "not a azygous civilian successful Gaza - teachers, artists, merchants, assistance workers, hostages - has been spared."

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Danon questioned nether whose authority Fletcher issued nan accusation and said nan U.N. official’s usage of nan connection "genocide" was a "desecration and subversion of a word pinch unsocial unit and weight." He went connected to opportunity that what made Fletcher’s remarks "far worse" was nan truth that Israel had "engaged pinch you and your agency successful bully religion astatine nan highest levels."

The Israeli ambassador concluded his missive by turning nan questions astir connected Fletcher, telling nan OCHA main to inquire himself whether he had done capable to forestall Oct. 7, accelerate nan merchandise of nan hostages and clasp Hamas accountable.

Kaneko told Fox News Digital that "Mr. Fletcher has many times and publically spoken retired against what he calls nan horrendous Hamas-led attacks and called for nan merchandise of nan hostages. Mr. Fletcher was profoundly moved by his sojourn successful February to nan kibbutz of Nir Oz, wherever 1 successful 4 group were killed aliases taken hostage."