Ahmed Alawi Tuesday, October 17, 2023 03:10 AM
The UN Security Council rejected a draft resolution submitted by the Russian Permanent Mission, calling for an immediate and humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
According to the Russia Today channel, the resolution did not obtain the required nine votes, as 5 countries voted in favor of the resolution, 4 opposed it, while 6 abstained from voting. The Russian resolution stipulated that “the UN Security Council calls for an immediate ceasefire for humanitarian reasons that is sustainable and fully respected.” “.
Russia, the United Arab Emirates, Gabon and Mozambique voted in favor of the resolution, while the United States, Britain, France and Japan voted against it.
Albania, Brazil, Ghana, Malta, Switzerland and Ecuador abstained from voting.
The Russian Permanent Representative to the Security Council, Vasily Nebenzia, said: “We regret that the Council remains hostage to the selfishness of Western delegations. Our project on a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza was put to a vote, and it achieved its goal.”
Commenting on the West’s failure of the Russian draft resolution, the American delegate to the Security Council said: “Hamas unleashed terror on Israel, and the Russian draft resolution was presented without any consultations and without reference to Hamas. It is the Hamas movement that led to causing the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.”
The American delegate added: “The United States stressed to Israel the need to protect lives in accordance with international law, and Hamas does not stand in support of the Palestinians’ right to self-determination. We must work together to hold Hamas accountable for its terrorist acts against Israel.”
For her part, the British delegate to the Council said: “We are working to confront the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza, and we cannot support a resolution that does not condemn the actions of the terrorist Hamas movement.”
Last Friday, Russia distributed a draft resolution in the Security Council calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone. The document also strongly condemns acts of violence and hostilities against civilians, and all terrorist acts.
According to the Russian project, the Council calls for the release of all hostages and the creation of conditions for the evacuation of civilians, and to ensure the unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid.
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2023-10-17 00:10:00
