Palestinian president asks Security Council to urgently discuss Israeli army's "bloody massacre"
According to a Reuters report on June 8, citing the Palestinian News Agency, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the "bloody massacre" carried out by the Israeli army in the Nusayrat refugee camp in central Gaza.
Gaza officials said that the Israeli army launched an attack on the 8th to free four hostages held by Hamas, resulting in the death of 210 Palestinians and 400 injuries. This was "one of the bloodiest attacks" in the Gaza War.
The Palestinian News Agency stated: "In response to the horrific massacre carried out by the Israeli occupying forces in the Nusayreit refugee camp on the morning of the 8th, President Abbas instructed the Palestinian Special Representative to the United Nations to request an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the consequences of the bloodshed."
Reuters also reported that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on the 8th that Israel would not "succumb to terrorism." Yi Founder took "creative and courageous" action to bring back hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.
"We are committed to doing the same in the future," Netanyahu said. "We will not relent until we complete our mission and bring back all the hostages - living or dead."
Israeli military attacks on refugee camps in central Gaza Strip kill 274 people
The health department of the Palestinian Gaza Strip issued a statement on the 9th saying that the Israeli army's attack on the Nusayrat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on the 8th had killed 274 people and injured 698 others, some of whom were seriously injured.