In the past day, the Iranian regime has fired missiles and drones not only at Israel, but across the region: at Israel, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Azerbaijan, Türkiye and Cyprus. And this is what the regime is doing before havi…
For 47 years, the Islamic regime in Iran has led crowds in chanting. Does Mr. Iravani want to translate those chants? His leaders have been chanting it for years in public events in his Parliament — “death to Israel, death to America”.
Israeli and American flags have been painted on roads so that t…
First, I would like to thank the briefer and welcome the ministers who joined us today and the new members of the Security Council.
From the first day of the war in Gaza, Israel has been clear before the Council about its goals. We had two goals: to bring every hostage home and for Hamas to be disa…
We appear here too many times. We have no desire to come here for discussions about Syria. Believe me, Ambassador Olabi, we are going to be here next week, and we have been here 50 times in the year 2025. That is more than the number of discussions the Council held about the conflict between Ukraine…
Ambassador Olabi spoke about the new Syria . I hope and pray that it will happen, but the reality on the ground in the new Syria is not what he described here, unfortunately. We want to see a new Syria, a stable one, one that treats minorities the way they should be treated and everything he mention…
First, I would like to welcome the new members of the Security Council and thank the briefers.
In our region, intentions do not create security; actions do. Israel and Syria have taken a cautious step, with United States support, to establish a communication mechanism. We welcome it and hope it can…
Ambassador Olabi mentioned facts, so let us speak about facts. About a year ago, radicals took over United Nations Disengagement Observer Force bases, and it was the Israel Defense Forces that supported and saved the lives of the United Nations officials. The facts are that today there are radicals …
Let me be clear today. Israel will defend its people on every border, including our northern border. We will not allow terrorists, armed groups or foreign proxies to operate next to us. Israel will act to defend its Druze allies and to prevent ground, aerial or cross-border attacks launched from nei…
I would like to thank Mr. Alakbarov for his briefing and his work on the ground.
On Sunday, 14 December, the first night of Hanukkah, a terrorist attack took place at the iconic Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia. At 6.47 p.m. local time, two terrorists opened fire on Jewish people gathered to celebr…
At the outset, I would like to thank Mr. Ramiz Alakbarov, Deputy Special Coordinator, for his briefing.
Israel welcomes the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict. We thank the United States of America and President Trump for pushing this process forward with moral clarity, conviction and cour…
Indeed, we agree about our concerns regarding the minorities and security. We have learned our lesson from Lebanon. We will not allow militias to be at the border. We ignored it in Lebanon, and we saw what happened with the presence of Hizbullah. That is why we are determined not to make that mistak…
We meet at a moment when many speak of a new chapter in our region. Syria finally stands free of Al-Assad’s tyrannical regime. The Iranian regime’s nuclear ambitions have been pushed back. Hizbullah’s military infrastructure has been severely fractured.
This moment did not arrive by chance. Israel …
First, I would like to thank the Deputy Special Coordinator for his briefing.
Today we gather at a historic moment for our region. Israel has achieved what many thought impossible. All of our living hostages are home. The remains of 15 fallen hostages have been recovered and given the dignity of a …
As I said at the beginning of my speech, Prime Minister Netanyahu is meeting as we speak with President Trump to discuss a ceasefire, and the negotiators are involved in those negotiations. But I have not gotten an answer from Mr. Mansour. Will he stop the payments to terrorists who committed horrib…
First, I wish to extend my congratulations to you, Mr. President, and Ambassador Waltz and to convey my best wishes for your success. I would like to thank Deputy Special Coordinator Mr. Alakbarov for his briefing.
We have just come through a week of speeches, theatre and spectacle. Now it is time …
My colleague from Algeria mentioned that I mentioned Algeria five times. He is probably right. But when I listened to his speech, he did not mention the hostages even once — the 48 hostages who are in captivity. He is not willing to condemn Hamas. From what I know, it was perhaps the involvement of …
Some in the Council treat these sessions as theatre, as a show. For Israel, it is not theatre. It is our daily reality. Just hours ago, two Israelis were murdered at the Allenby Bridge crossing on the Israel-Jordan border, when a truck marked for humanitarian aid was turned into a weapon of terror. …
First, I would like to thank France for their efforts as the penholders. Today is a historic day, following the vote that took place a few minutes ago in the Council and after 47 years of what was meant to be an interim presence. I remind Council members that the United Nations Interim Force in Leba…
I was not planning to respond, and I will be very brief, but the representative from Algeria, not for the first time, is making a spectacle in the Council. I would advise him, before he makes a spectacle, to check the facts. I spoke about the facts.
Concerning the horrible pictures he showed earlie…
I thank Ms. Ilana Gritzewsky. Her courage honours us all.
On 7 October, Hamas ripped her from her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz, with her partner, Matan Zangauker. She survived 55 days in unimaginable conditions. She is free, but Matan is not. He has been in captivity for almost 700 days — no freedom, no …
