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The United States on Thursday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that had demanded an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and the release of hostages. The US vetoed the resolution after 14 other members of the United Nations’ most powerful body voted in favour, saying that the effort did not go far enough in condemning Palestinian militant group Hamas.
The resolution described the humanitarian situation in Gaza as “catastrophic” and called on Israel to lift all restrictions on the delivery of aid to the 2.1 million Palestinians in the territory.
The text, drafted by the elected 10 members of the 15-member council, would also have demanded the immediate, dignified and unconditional release of all hostages held by Hamas and other groups.
This was the sixth time since the war broke out between Israel and Hamas in Gaza that the US vetoed a Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire.
The outcome further highlights US and Israeli isolation on the world stage regarding the nearly two-year war in Gaza, in which more than 65,000 Palestinians have been killed.
Israel pounded Gaza with unprecedented brutality after the Palestinian militant group Hamas carried out one of the most shocking cross-border terror attacks in the Jewish state’s history on October 7, 2023, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and taking around 200 others hostage.
The Israeli retaliation also left the Gaza Strip in ruins as whatever little the enclave had in the name of infrastructure, including houses, schools, hospitals, and mosques, were destroyed in the bombardment.
In August this year, the UN’s Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) declared a famine in Gaza and many countries around the world have also accused Israel of committing genocide, a charge Jerusalem has vehemently denied.
The Security Council vote came just days ahead of the annual gathering of world leaders at the UN General Assembly, where Gaza is likely to be a major topic of discussion. The upcoming UN session would also see several Western countries, including US allies, formally recognise an independent Palestinian state, a largely symbolic move.
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