Addressing the General Assembly, Israel's Ambassador Gabriela Shalev repeated her government's position that Israel was acting in self-defense.

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"The last days were so bad that we had to say -- and did say -- 'Enough is enough', " said Ambassador Gabriela Shalev.

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Israel's permanent representative, Gabriela Shalev, warned that the report and the debate did "not promote peace - they damage any effort to revitalise negotiations in our region".

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Ambassador Gabriela Shalev defended Israel's actions at a U.N.

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