UN Security Council postpones vote on Gaza again

UN Security Council postpones vote on Gaza again

He UN Security Council On Thursday, the vote on a resolution on the war between the two was postponed again Israel And HamasDiplomatic sources reported.

However, the postponement to Friday took place USAwho had opposed several proposals during the drafting of the resolution, agreed to support it in its current form.

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After days of delays, the latest version of the draft, obtained by AFP, calls for “urgent measures to immediately allow safe and unhindered access for humanitarian aid and also to create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities.”

He is not calling for an immediate end to the fighting.

Linda Thomas GreenfieldWashington's ambassador to the U.N.told reporters: “If the resolution is presented as it is, we can support it.”

He denied that the draft resolution had been watered down.

“The draft resolution is very solid,” he said. “It has the full support of the Arab group.”

Diplomatic clashes at the United Nations headquarters Manhattanwhich led to the vote being postponed several times this week, came against a backdrop of a deteriorating situation in Ribbon and an increase in the death toll.

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United Arab Emirates supports the resolution of the conflict, which has been modified on some key points to ensure compromise, according to the draft seen by AFP.

It requires all parties to “enable and facilitate the use of all (…) paths to and through the whole.” Gaza Stripincluding border crossings (…) to provide humanitarian assistance.”

Israel According to authorities, a newly reopened relief crossing was bombed on Thursday Hamas.

Members of the 15-nation council have been trying for days to reach agreement on the resolution.

Israel, supported by its ally the United States, has opposed the term “ceasefire.” Washington, for its part, has twice used its veto power to defeat resolutions that Israel has rejected since the start of the war.

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahudeclared on Wednesday that there would be no ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas was “eliminated.”

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Hamas continued to infiltrate Israel October 7th Around 1,140 people were killed, mostly civilians, according to an AFP count based on Israeli figures.

Israel responded with relentless air and ground warfare.

The Hamas government's press office in the Gaza Strip said on Wednesday that at least 20,000 people had been killed.