Israel at war: What happened on day 24?

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan and his delegation wore a yellow Star of David at the UN Security Council meeting on Monday bearing the message "Never Again."

The Security Council dealt with the war in Israel and the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

"When Jewish babies were burned in Auschwitz, the world was silent, and today Jewish babies were burned in Be'eri and the towns of the south by the Nazi Hamas - and the world is silent again.

"I will make you remember the shame of your silence every time you look at me," Arden added. "I will wear the yellow patch until the Nazi Hamas is eliminated and until the Security Council stops being silent and condemns the October 7 massacre. Some of you have learned nothing in the last eighty years! Some of you have forgotten why the United Nations was founded. So I will remind you. From today on, every time you look at me you will remember." 

"When my grandfather and his children were sent to Auschwitz, the world was silent. When his wife and their seven children were sent to the gas chambers, the world was silent. When their bodies were burned alongside millions of Jewish babies, the world was silent," Erdan said, comparing the silence of the UN to the Hamas massacre on October 7 to the silence of the international community regarding the horrors of the Holocaust.

Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan shows a video on a portable device as he speaks to an emergency special session of the United Nations General Assembly on the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas at U.N. headquarters in New York City, U.S., October 26, 2023. (credit: REUTERS/MIKE SEGAR)

"If this council had convened in June 1944, it would have dealt with the amount of fuel the Nazis had and the high death toll Germany had compared to Britain. You would have called for a ceasefire even before the Russians took over Stalingrad.

"My grandfather's story is a horror story of another time. Of a distant time of unimaginable hatred. A time about which until three weeks ago we said 'never again'. But 'never again' happened again."

"Hamas, they are modern Nazis - from their appalling inhumane violence to their ideology that calls for the extermination of the Jews. Hamas is not looking for a 'solution' to the conflict. They are not interested in dialogue. The only solution Hamas is interested in is the final solution - the extermination of the Jewish people.

"Khamenei is the new Fuehrer" - Erdan

"However, Ismail Haniyeh - the leader of Hamas - is not Adolf Hitler. He is not the Fuehrer. He is not the leader of this death cult, which wants to rule the world. This role is played by the supreme leader of Iran, the bloodthirsty Ayatollah Khamenei. Hitler's Third Reich wanted to create a thousand-year empire spanning continents, just as Khamenei envisions his radical Shiite hegemony spanning the region and beyond. The Ayatollah regime is the Nazi regime of our time, and their army includes Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, the Houthis, the IRGC, and other jihadists. Instead of shouting 'Sieg Heil!' these radical Nazi Islamists shout, "Death to Israel! Death to America! Death to England!".

During Erdan's remarks, he also slammed the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to what the ambassador claims is his "biased attitude" towards Israel during the war.

"The antisemites saw that the council did not condemn the murderers, and heard the UN Secretary-General express 'understanding' of the massacre," Erdan claimed.

UN SECRETARY-GENERAL Antonio Guterres. (credit: Thomas Mukoya/Reuters)

Erdan also stated that the UN's silence has "emboldened our enemies."

"They saw that this council did not even condemn the Nazi murderers. They saw the UN General Assembly cheering efforts to prevent us from defending ourselves. They heard the Secretary-General express understanding for the Nazi massacre," he continued. "Now they know that slaughtering Jews in their beds is met with silence. They were so passionate about the silence and inaction of this organization that they can't wait to slaughter Jews themselves."

Erdan also said that "if Hitler had a Twitter account, it would look just like Khamenei's," and continues to say that "despite Iran's blatant Nazism and Islamic Reich ideology, the Secretary-General and UN officials still meet with Iranian officials without saying a single word of condemnation for their support of genocide."

At the end of his remarks, Erdan made it clear to the council members that despite their silence, Israel will continue to defend itself in the war against Hamas in Gaza: "The people of Israel are strong, we cannot be broken, and we are not going anywhere. Many have tried to destroy us, but we are here to stay. Israel will win, crush Hamas, and bring back the hostages."

A fundamental shift must be made in national priorities, including mass reallocation of budgets, over 300 distinguished economists penned in an open letter on Monday addressed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich.

In the letter, the economists expressed their concerns about the critical economic crisis facing Israel. They called for a fundamental shift in national priorities and a substantial reallocation of budgets to effectively address the fallout of the ongoing conflict, support those affected, and rebuild the economy.

“The severe blow that has befallen the State of Israel requires a fundamental change in the order of national priorities and a massive diversion of budgets in favor of dealing with the damage of the war, aid to the victims, and the restoration of the economy,” reads the letter, going on to estimate that the expected expenditure resulting from the ongoing conflict will amount to tens of billions of shekels, if not more.

The letter then underscores that the alterations to the State’s expenditure must be deep and thorough, noting that “cosmetic changes within the existing budget do not come close to the required scope of expenditure.”

In the wake of the tragic events that shook the heart of Israel on October 7, cleantech pioneer Kenaf Ventures finds itself facing significant challenges. The company, known for its groundbreaking technology aimed at reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, has suffered considerable damage due to the devastating incidents in Israel, which also deeply impacted the local community and its investors.

Kenaf Ventures, headquartered in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, had just inaugurated a new factory and was on the verge of ramping up commercial production when the Hamas terrorist organization launched it’s deadly attack throughout the Gaza Strip, slaughtering and kidnapping hundreds of innocent children, women, and men, and razing entire villages.

Despite the damage sustained during the attack, the company remains resolute in its commitment to press on with production.

An apartment in Netivot in southern Israel was hit by a rocket on Monday morning, as about 30-40 rockets were fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel, according to Israeli media and the Netivot Municipality.

Some two additional rocket impacts were reported in the city as well. No injuries were reported in any of the impacts.

Later in the day, shrapnel hit the roof of a home in the Hof Ashekelon Regional Council. No injuries were reported in the incident.

Former US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton agreed that Israel has the right to defend itself against the terrorist group Hamas during a bipartisan panel discussion during a 30th anniversary celebration for Baker Institute on Thursday evening.

They discussed the situations around the world, including the Israel-Hamas war.

When discussing the call for a ceasefire, the former secretary of state stated: "People who are calling for a ceasefire now, don't understand Hamas. That is not possible."

"It would be such a gift to Hamas because they would spend whatever time there was a ceasefire in effect rebuilding their armaments, creating strong positions, to be able to fend off an eventual assault by the Israelis," Clinton explained further. "

WATCH: @NorahODonnell moderated a bipartisan discussion Thursday with former U.S. Secretaries of State James A. Baker III and @HillaryClinton.

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A Border Police officer was seriously wounded in a stabbing attack near the Shivtei Israel light rail station in Jerusalem on Monday morning, according to emergency services.

The suspected terrorist was apprehended by police. The wounded police officer was transferred to Hadassah University Medical Center.

"When we arrived at the scene we encountered a patient with a stab wound in his upper body. We gave him first aid at the scene and then he was taken by a police ambulance to the Hadassah University Medical Center at Mount Scopus while his condition at this stage is considered serious," said United Hatzalah medics Pinchas Butz and Eli Avraham.

Attack comes two weeks after last attack in Jerusalem

The attack comes about two weeks after a police officer was seriously wounded and another officer was lightly wounded in a shooting attack targeting a police station near the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem's Old City.

Palestinian media published footage showing IDF tanks on the outskirts of Gaza City on Monday.

Agence France-Presse reported that a central road in Gaza had been cut off by the IDF. Palestinian media reported that terrorist groups targeted IDF tanks near Gaza City on Monday morning.

The international community and its insitutions are responsible for the safe return of all Israeli and foreign hostages taken into Gaza by Hamas, IDF spokesperson Daniel Hagari said on Monday morning.

Iran's foreign ministry spokesperson said on Monday the US should refrain from blaming Tehran for Hamas's October 7 attacks on Israel.

"Stop it," Nasser Kanaani said, when asked by a journalist about statements by US officials, including President Joe Biden, accusing Iran in relation to developments in Gaza.