A UN Security Council resolution calling for an end to hostilities between Israel and Palestine to deliver relief goods was not adopted due to the United States’ veto, despite the support of 12 member states.
The Security Council held a meeting on the 18th (local time) and discussed, led by Brazil, the chair country, a Security Council resolution containing the cessation of humanitarian engagement to deliver relief supplies to the Gaza Strip and condemnation of Hamas, but it was rejected due to opposition from the United States, a permanent member. After the Russian-led resolution, which did not condemn Hamas, was rejected, each country discussed for two days to refine the Brazilian-led resolution, but it was ultimately not adopted. At the meeting held after the disaster in which hundreds of people died in the bombing of Al-Ahli Hospital in the Gaza Strip, 12 countries, including France, supported Brazil’s proposal, while the United Kingdom and Russia abstained.
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, who suggested delaying the vote on the resolution, said, “Israel’s right to self-defense is missing,” and added, “The United States is making on-the-spot diplomatic efforts, such as having President Biden go to Israel and lead an agreement on humanitarian aid.” He stated the reason for his refusal.
Ambassador Rana Zaki Nuseibeh of the UAE, the only Middle Eastern country among the Security Council members, made a strong statement, saying, “It is not perfect, but it contains basic principles.” French Ambassador Nicolas de Rivière told reporters after the meeting, “Israel’s right to defense is fully recognized. “At the same time, it is not contradictory to uphold international law and allow humanitarian access,” he said, adding, “It was a missed opportunity.”
Meanwhile, Tor Venesland, special envoy for the Middle East, attended the Security Council meeting that day and said, “There is a need for an investigation into the airstrike on the Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of people, including patients, staff, and refugees seeking refuge.” UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who has called for a humanitarian ceasefire, is scheduled to visit Egypt on the 19th to discuss the situation in the Middle East with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi.
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Source: Donga
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