Israel’s foreign minister has accused the US of undermining hostage negotiations in Gaza, claiming that Washington had made an “ethical mistake” by failing to veto a UN resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in the enclave.
In the latest sign of deteriorating relations between Israel and its most important ally, Israel Katz said the resolution had encouraged Hamas to reject a separate deal to free Israeli hostages it is holding in Gaza.
“Hamas is building on the fact that . . . there will be a ceasefire without it needing to pay a thing,” Katz said in an interview with Israel’s Army Radio. “There was a message . . . to anyone on Hamas’s side that the US does not support Israel as much.”