The United Nations have added Israel and Hamas to their "list of shame", documenting rights violations against children in armed conflict, reported The Times of Israel. The list has been attached to an annual report submitted by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres's office. Notably, for the first time, Israel and Hamas have been included on this list, joining the ranks of Russia, the Islamic State, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, Afghanistan, Iraq, Myanmar, Somalia, Yemen and Syria.
This further means that Israel is believed to be the first democratic country included on the list, as reported by The Times of Israel. Previous reports included chapters on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which accused Israel of grave rights violations against children. However, in the past, Israel was never included in the annexe at the end of the report of "listed parties that have not put in place measures during the reporting period to improve the protection of children.
" This annexe is what has become known as the "list of shame." Following the UN's report, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the UN's decision "delusional". "The UN has put itself on the blacklist of history today when it joined the supporters of the Hamas murderers.
The IDF is the most moral army in the world and no delusional decision by the UN will change that," the Israeli PM said. The Israeli Mission to the UN filmed Israel's Permanent Representative to the UN, Gilad Erdan receiving the formal notification on Frida.
