The vote comes after Russia and China vetoed a U.S.-sponsored resolution Friday that would have supported ‘an immediate and sustained ceasefire’ in the Israeli-Hamas conflict
A displaced Palestinian man pushes a wheelbarrow loaded with his belongings amid the rubble of houses destroyed by Israeli bombardment in Hamad area, west of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 14.The UN Security Council is set to vote Monday on a resolution demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.The United States warned that the resolution to be voted on Monday morning could hurt negotiations to halt hostilities by the U.S.
Many Security Council members are hoping the UN’s most powerful body, which is charged with maintaining international peace and security, will demand an end to the war that began when Gaza’s Hamas rulers launched a surprise attack into southern Israel on Oct. 7, killing about 1,200 people and taking some 250 others hostage.
The brief resolution scheduled for a vote Monday “demands an immediate humanitarian ceasefire for the month of Ramadan.” It also demands “the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages"and emphasizes the urgent need to protect civilians and deliver humanitarian aid throughout the Gaza Strip.
They again vetoed the U.S. resolution Friday, calling it ambiguous and saying it was not the direct demand to end the fighting that much of the world seeks. He accused U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield of “deliberately misleading the international community” about calling for a ceasefire.
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