United Nations, December 9: The US has vetoed a draft resolution on the Israel-Hamas conflict in the UN Security Council that would have demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages taken by the Hamas militant group. The 15-nation Council met on Friday to vote on the resolution tabled by the United Arab Emirates and backed by over 90 member states. The resolution got the backing of 13 Council members who voted in its favour while the United Kingdom abstained.

The voting on the resolution came after UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, in a rare move, had invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter to appeal to the Security Council for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict and to avert a "humanitarian catastrophe,슬롯사이트� which he said has potentially irreversible implications for Palestinians and peace and security in the region.

Ahead of the vote, Guterres urged the Council to 슬롯사이트œspare no effort슬롯사이트� to push for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, for the protection of civilians, and for the urgent delivery of lifesaving aid.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Israel-Hamas War: IDF Says It Struck Manned Hezbollah Observation Post in Lebanon.

In the Explanation of Vote, US Ambassador Robert Wood, Alternative Representative for Special Political Affairs, said it is incomprehensible why the resolution's authors have 슬롯사이트œdeclined to include language condemning Hamas' horrific terrorist attack슬롯사이트� on Israel on October 7. He said that despite a 슬롯사이트œrushed process슬롯사이트� and 슬롯사이트œlack of appropriate consultation슬롯사이트� by the resolution's authors, the United States engaged in 슬롯사이트œgood faith슬롯사이트� on the draft resolution.

슬롯사이트œWe proposed language with an eye toward a constructive resolution that would have reinforced the life-saving diplomacy we have undertaken since October 7; increased opportunities for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza; encouraged the release of hostages and the resumption of humanitarian pauses; and laid a foundation for a durable peace,슬롯사이트� he said.

Wood said 슬롯사이트œunfortunately, nearly all of our recommendations were ignored. And the result of this rushed process was an imbalanced resolution that was divorced from reality, that would not move the needle forward, on the ground, in any concrete way. And so, we regretfully could not support it.슬롯사이트�

UAE's Ambassador and Deputy Permanent Representative Mohamed Abushahab expressed deep disappointment with the outcome of the vote.

슬롯사이트œRegrettably, and in the face of untold misery, this Council is unable to demand a humanitarian ceasefire,슬롯사이트� Abushahab said.

슬롯사이트œLet me be clear. Against the backdrop of the Secretary-General's grave warnings, the appeals by humanitarian actors, and the world's public opinion 슬롯사이트� this Council grows isolated. It appears untethered from its own founding document,슬롯사이트� the UAE envoy said.

He questioned what message the Council is sending 슬롯사이트œPalestinians if we cannot unite behind a call to halt the relentless bombardment of Gaza? Indeed, what is the message we are sending civilians across the world who may find themselves in similar situations?슬롯사이트�

UK's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Barbara Woodward said her country cannot vote in favour of a resolution which does not condemn the 슬롯사이트œatrocities슬롯사이트� Hamas committed against innocent Israeli civilians on October 7. Calling for a ceasefire ignores the fact that Hamas has committed acts of terror and is still holding civilians hostage, she said.

슬롯사이트œIsrael needs to be able to address the threat posed by Hamas and it needs to do so in a manner that abides by international humanitarian law so that such an attack can never be carried out again," she said. And so that we can work meaningfully towards a two-state solution, which delivers statehood for the Palestinians, security for Israel, and peace for people on both sides,슬롯사이트� she said

슬롯사이트œThat's why we abstained on this resolution," she added.

Guterres said that he had written to the Council invoking Article 99 "because we are at a breaking point. There is a high risk of the total collapse of the humanitarian support system in Gaza, which would have devastating consequences.슬롯사이트�

슬롯사이트œWe anticipate that it would result in a complete breakdown of public order and increased pressure for mass displacement into Egypt,슬롯사이트� he said.

The UN chief voiced concern that the consequences could be devastating for the security of the entire region. 슬롯사이트œWe have already seen the spillover in the Occupied West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq and Yemen. There is clearly, in my view, a serious risk of aggravating existing threats to the maintenance of international peace and security,슬롯사이트� Guterres said.

In his letter invoking Article 99, Guterres noted that more than 1,200 people were brutally killed, including 33 children, and thousands were injured in the 슬롯사이트œabhorrent acts of terror슬롯사이트� by Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups on October 7, which he has 슬롯사이트œrepeatedly condemned슬롯사이트�.

Guterres voiced concern that civilians throughout Gaza face grave danger. Since the start of Israel's military operation, more than 15,000 people have reportedly been killed, over 40 per cent of whom were children, he said.

UN director at Human Rights Watch Louis Charbonneau said that once again the US used its veto to prevent the Security Council from making some of the calls the US itself has been demanding of Israel and Palestinian armed groups, including compliance with international humanitarian law, protection of civilians, and releasing all civilians held hostage.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Israel-Hamas War: Decomposed Bodies of Infants Found in Evacuated Al-Nasr Hospital ICU in Gaza, Heart-Breaking Video Surfaces.

슬롯사이트œBy continuing to provide Israel with weapons and diplomatic cover as it commits atrocities, including collectively punishing the Palestinian civilian population in Gaza, the US risks complicity in war crimes,슬롯사이트� Charbonneau said.

Last month, the UN Security Council finally overcame deadlock and adopted a resolution in the Israel-Hamas conflict when it called for urgent humanitarian pauses and corridors throughout Gaza to allow unhindered humanitarian access in the strip.

The adoption of the Malta-drafted resolution last month came after four failed attempts in the Council to take action on allowing humanitarian access in the Israel-Hamas conflict that broke out after the militant group attacked Israel on October 7.

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