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Danon Says UN Amplifies Hamas Lies About Terrorists as Journalists

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Danny Danon, permanent representative of Israel to the United Nations, addresses the U.N. Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, at the U.N. headquarters in New York City, June 18, 2026. Credit: Loey Felipe/UN Photo.

Israel's UN Ambassador Danny Danon used a Security Council session to challenge the UN and press-freedom groups over lists that describe Hamas-linked operatives as journalists. Danon held up photos and asked whether the men were journalists or terrorists, saying the UN should not recycle Hamas's claims after Palestinian terror groups themselves identified some of the men as members. Israel's position is that protecting real journalists must not become cover for terrorist propaganda.

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