United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will not attend the annual International Holocaust Remembrance Day event at Park East Synagogue in New York City this year.

Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, Gilad Erdan, wore a yellow Star of David pinned to his suit jacket during a UN meeting in an effort to condemn Hamas.

Hamas has taken dozens of American hostages in Gaza, marking the largest mass abduction of Americans since 1979.

The United States has called for full backing of Israel at the UN Security Council following a terrorist assault by Hamas.