"Mr. President, I want to start out by expressing our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Rina Shnerb, who was brutally murdered in an IED attack while hiking in the West Bank with her family. Our thoughts and prayers are also with her father and brother who were seriously wounded in the attack.
This attack occurred just weeks after the murder of IDF Corporal Dvir Sorek. Attacks such as these undermine attempts to find a solution to this conflict and to build trust between the parties. The perpetrators of these brutal murders must be brought to justice.
Mr. President, I also want to highlight Hamas' praise for these attacks, which is deeply disturbing. Speaking about the death of Rina Shnerb, a Hamas leader said, 'I bless this operation and greet the hands of those who executed it.' How can this be tolerated? And how can so many here at the United Nations refuse to condemn an organization Hamas, whose leaders make such statements?..."