The United Nations Security Council has just adopted a draft resolution with 14 votes in favor, 0 votes against and 1 abstention, demanding an immediate ceasefire respected by all parties in Ramadan and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, and stressing the urgent need to expand humanitarian assistance to civilians throughout the Gaza Strip. The United States abstained.
This is the first resolution adopted by the Security Council since the outbreak of the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict that explicitly calls for an immediate ceasefire. Guterres, who is visiting the Middle East, responded to the adoption of the resolution for the first time on social media. He said that the Security Council adopted a long-awaited resolution on Gaza, demanding an immediate ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. This resolution must be implemented and any failure will be unforgivable.
This is the first resolution adopted by the Security Council since the outbreak of the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict that explicitly calls for an immediate ceasefire. Guterres, who is visiting the Middle East, responded to the adoption of the resolution for the first time on social media. He said that the Security Council adopted a long-awaited resolution on Gaza, demanding an immediate ceasefire and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. This resolution must be implemented and any failure will be unforgivable.