Question

background information: this is from a statement made by an israeli foreign minister to the un security council on june 6, 1967 (the second day of the six-day war).
now there could be no doubt about what was intended for us. with my very ears i heard president nassers speech on 26 may. he said:
\we intend to open a general assault against israel. this will be total war. our basic aim will be to destroy israel.\
on 2 june, the egyptian commander in sinai, general mortagi, published his order of the day, calling on his troops to wage a war of destruction against israel. here, then, was a systematic, overt, proclaimed design at politicide, the murder of a state.
the policy, the arms, the men had all been brought together, and the state thus threatened with collective assault was itself the last sanctuary of a people which had seen six million of its sons exterminated by a more
why is foreign minister eban giving this statement?
○ to convince the members of the united nations that egypt had taken the first shot
○ to persuade the united nations to permit israel to establish a homeland in palestine
○ to explain why israel was justified in attacking the egyptian forces
○ to assure the united nations that israel only intended to do battle for four more days

Explanation:

The statement cites explicit threats from Egyptian leaders (President Nasser's speech promising total war to destroy Israel, General Mortagi's order for a war of destruction) to frame Israel's actions as defensive. This aligns with justifying Israel's attack during the Six-Day War to the UN Security Council. The other options are incorrect: Israel already had a homeland by 1967, the statement does not focus on who fired first, and there is no mention of limiting the battle to four more days.

Answer:

○ to explain why Israel was justified in attacking the Egyptian forces