The Speaker of the Israeli Knesset, Amir Ohana, announced that he decided to cancel a meeting that he was supposed to hold, today, Friday, in New York City, with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, due to the latter’s accusations that Israel violated international law in its war against the Gaza Strip.

Ohana added: "Cancelling the meeting does not come out of nowhere. I intended to try to convince Guterres, but yesterday he once again called on the State of Israel to stop fighting, and criticized it even if it used Hamas as human shields," according to the Times of Israel newspaper.

Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana described António Guterres as a "lost cause" and stressed that he must maintain his "red lines."

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, said yesterday, Thursday, that Israel is still obligated under international law not to harm civilians, even if Hamas uses them as human shields.