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| UN calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire | UN calls for ‘immediate’ Gaza ceasefire |
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| While the US abstained from voting, the 14 other members of the Security Council were for the resolution | While the US abstained from voting, the 14 other members of the Security Council were for the resolution |
| The United Nations Security Council on Monday passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza to take place for the duration of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan; 14 members of the UNSC voted for the resolution, while the US abstained. | The United Nations Security Council on Monday passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza to take place for the duration of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan; 14 members of the UNSC voted for the resolution, while the US abstained. |
| Ramadan began on March 10 and will conclude on April 9. | Ramadan began on March 10 and will conclude on April 9. |
| The resolution also demands the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and “the urgent need to expand the flow” of aid into Gaza. | The resolution also demands the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and “the urgent need to expand the flow” of aid into Gaza. |
| Speaking after the vote, US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield blamed Hamas for the delay in passing a ceasefire resolution. | |
| “We did not agree with everything with the resolution,” she stated while clarifying the reasoning behind the US abstention. | |
| “Certain key edits were ignored, including our request to add a condemnation of Hamas,” Thomas-Greenfield said. She stressed that the release of hostages will lead to an increase in humanitarian aid. | |
| The US has previously vetoed three proposed UNSC resolutions on Gaza. It has also abstained from two such votes. | |
| Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had previously threatened to cancel a planned visit to Washington if the US did not veto a proposal calling for a ceasefire in Gaza. | |
| The Security Council just approved a long-awaited resolution on Gaza, demanding an immediate ceasefire, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.This resolution must be implemented. Failure would be unforgivable. | |
| Russia attempted to amend the text by restoring it to an earlier draft which called for a “permanent” ceasefire, but the bid failed. | |
| Reacting immediately after the vote, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres posted on X (formerly Twitter) that the long-awaited resolution must be implemented and that a failure to do so “would be unforgivable.” |