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UN Security Council vote delayed on Gaza humanitarian resolution |
Intense negotiations have delayed a United Nations Security Council vote on a resolution addressing the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip amid the war between Israel and Hamas. |
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The 15-member Security Council was expected to meet at 5 p.m. for a vote on a resolution sponsored by the United Arab Emirates that called for an "urgent suspension of hostilities" and to scale up humanitarian assistance in the strip, according to draft text provided by the U.N. A vote is now reportedly expected to take place on Wednesday. The United States has opposed all recent resolutions proposed in the Security Council and General Assembly that have withheld condemning Hamas's attack against Israel on Oct. 7, which triggered the nearly 11-week war. The U.S. used its veto power in the Security Council on Dec. 8 to kill a resolution calling for a humanitarian cease-fire, condemning the text as divorced from reality and for failing to condemn Hamas's attack. While resolutions passed in the General Assembly are statements for the record, Security Council resolutions are legally binding, although there's few if any mechanisms of enforcement. State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said the U.S. was "engaging constructively with colleagues on the Security Council" on the text of the resolution. "We would welcome a resolution that fully supports addressing the humanitarian needs of the people in Gaza but … the details of it very much do matter," Miller said. Draft text published by the United Nations calls for an "urgent suspension of hostilities," so far holding back on calling for a direct cease-fire. Selected text made public does not yet mention Hamas, but it demands the "immediate and unconditional release of all hostages" and condemns "all acts of terrorism." Read the full report at TheHill.com. |
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