UN refuses to retract condemnation of Israel over Jenin military operation

A man walks by destroyed cars in Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank (Nasser Nasser/AP)

Israel’s United Nations ambassador has called on secretary-general Antonio Guterres to retract his condemnation of the country’s excessive use of force in the military operation that targeted a refugee camp in the West Bank.

But a UN spokesperson said on Friday the secretary-general “stands by those views”.