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"Temporary ceasefire"! Finally, the Security Council resolution was passed!
Nov 20,2023
Recently, the United Nations Security Council held a meeting to vote on the current situation in Palestine and Israel to adopt a resolution focusing on humanitarian concerns and highlighting the protection of children.
Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations, presided over the meeting as the rotating president of the Security Council this month.
This isThe Security Council adopted a resolution for the first time since the outbreak of a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict on October 7, and it is also the first resolution adopted by the Security Council on the Palestinian-Israeli issue since the end of 2016.
States in the Security Council vote
The draft resolution was submitted by Malta. The resolution expressed deep concern at the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and its grave impact on the civilian population, in particular children.
The resolution calls for the urgent implementation of a long-term temporary humanitarian ceasefire of sufficient days throughout the Gaza Strip to allow for the delivery of basic goods and services, emergency relief and recovery efforts.
This includes searching for missing children in damaged and destroyed buildings and arranging medical evacuations for sick and injured children.
The resolution also opposes forced displacement, emphasizes the protection of all medical and humanitarian workers, humanitarian sites and critical infrastructure, and calls for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.
China voted in favor of the vote.
Permanent Representative of China to the United NationsZhang Jun said that China has always supported all efforts aimed at promoting a ceasefire, ending war and restoring peace, and welcomes any initiative that is conducive to protecting civilians and alleviating humanitarian crises.
China stresses that any arrangement on the future of Gaza must respect the will and independent choice of the Palestinian people.
In this vote, in addition to China, otherEleven members voted in favor, including France. The United States and Britain, on the other hand, abstained from the vote, arguing that the resolution failed to explicitly condemn Hamas.
In addition, Russia abstained from the vote, stressing that a humanitarian pause cannot replace an immediate ceasefire.
It is worth mentioning that before the vote on the resolution, Russia also submitted an oral amendment calling for the implementation"an immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce leading to an end to hostilities".
This amendment ultimatelyIt was rejected by 5 votes in favor, 9 abstentions and 1 against.
The Israeli side stated that it refused to comply.
15, according to the official website of the United Nations,Following the adoption of the Council resolution, the representative of Palestine and the deputy representative of Israel made statements on the spot.
According to the official website of the United Nations, the Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United NationsMansour said the Security Council should immediately call for a ceasefire and said it was confident there was no military solution.
"This is a terrible failure of humanity." Mansour stated.
"But right now, the priority is to save lives. Stop the killing, stop the forced displacement of populations, allow humanitarian access and ensure humanitarian access, and protect civilians and civilian infrastructure."
"The madness must end and it is time for peace."Mansour further stressed.
Subsequently, according to the official website of the United Nations, as the last speaker on the spot, Miller, the Deputy Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, said that the relevant resolutions passed"Out of reality".
In his opinion,"The resolution focuses only on the humanitarian situation in Gaza. It does not mention what has led to the status quo, and it also makes what we see in Gaza seem as if it happened spontaneously."
He also emphasized that Israel's first task is to bring the hostages home. If Hamas lays down its weapons, turns itself in and hands over the hostages unscathed, the conflict will end immediately.
In addition, according to the United StatesThe European edition of "Political News Network" reported that after the adoption of the above-mentioned resolution, Erdan, the Permanent Representative of Israel to the United Nations, posted an article on the social platform X, saying that his country refused to comply with the resolution.
ErdanIt is believed that Security Council resolutions are divorced from reality and meaningless.
"Whatever the Security Council decides, Israel will continue to act in accordance with international law. And Hamas terrorists will never read this resolution, let alone abide by it".
He also said that Hamas's strategy is to deliberately worsen the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and increase the number of Palestinian casualties in order to prompt the United Nations and the Security Council to stop Israel.
But that will not happen, and Israel will continue to act until Hamas is destroyed and the hostages are released.
US to Increase Military Aid
On the 16th, according to the Palestinian News Agency, the Israeli army attacked the Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip again that night. This was the second attack on the hospital by the Israeli army in 24 hours.
At the same time, the Israeli army also fired white phosphorus bombs prohibited by international law at the crowd gathering place in the northern town of Beit Lahia in the Gaza Strip.
In addition, according to a statement issued by the Gaza Strip health department, during the occupation of Shifa Hospital, the Israeli army deliberately damaged the basement of the hospital.CT, nuclear magnetic resonance instrument and other radiation equipment.
In response, the Israeli army said it found weapons hidden by the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas in the MRI room of Shifa Hospital. The Palestinian Foreign Ministry said the video released by the Israeli army was fabricated.
At present, according to the information released by WHO, Shifa Hospital currently has600 to 650 hospitalized patients, 200 to 500 health workers, and about 1500 asylum-seekers.
Subsequently, according to CNN, the White House stated that Israel's attack on the largest medical facility in Gaza was entirely at its own discretion.
The United States continues to believe that Israel should not attack hospitals in Gaza and should protect civilians from the effects of the exchange of fire.
However, according to an internal list of the U.S. Department of Defense, the United States continues to increase its military assistance to Israel at its request, according to Bloomberg.
It provides more laser-guided missiles,155mm artillery shells, night vision devices, bunker destruction ammunition and new military vehicles.
Meanwhile, according to Bloomberg documents, asin the list of weapons requested by israel from the us defense department in late October,There are36000 rounds of 30mm artillery ammunition, 1800 M141 bunker destruction ammunition and at least 3500 night vision devices have all been delivered.
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