Israel mirrored the United States by withdrawing from the United Nations Human Rights Council, adding to humanitarian concerns about war-torn Gaza and U.S. President Donald Trump's proposal to take over the enclave.
"I wish to formally inform you that Israel joins the United States and will not participate in the UNHRC," Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar wrote to the council's chair, Swiss U.N. Ambassador Jürg Lauber, on Thursday.
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