UN Security Council fails again to adopt resolutions on war in Gaza

2023-10-26 03:32:02

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council failed once more Wednesday in its attempt to address the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, rejecting resolutions from both the United States and Russia.

The Council is the UN’s most powerful body, charged with maintaining international peace and security, but its divisions have left it powerless and struggling to find a resolution with acceptable language.

The resolution proposed by the United States, Israel’s closest ally, would have reaffirmed Israel’s right to self-defense, urged respect for international laws — especially the protection of civilians — and called for “humanitarian pauses” to get the help he desperately needs.

In Wednesday’s vote in the 15-member Council, 10 countries voted in favor; Russia, China and the United Arab Emirates voted once morest, and Brazil and Mozambique abstained. The resolution was not adopted because Russia and China, permanent members of the Council, vetoed it.

The Russian resolution, which was then put to a vote, would have called for an immediate “humanitarian ceasefire” and unequivocally condemned the October 7 Hamas attacks in Israel and “indiscriminate attacks” once morest civilians and civilian targets in Gaza.

In that vote, four countries voted in favor: Russia, China, the United Arab Emirates and Gabon. The United States and the United Kingdom voted once morest, and nine countries abstained. The resolution was not adopted because it did not obtain the minimum of nine affirmative votes.

The failure of the two resolutions came following the Council last week rejected a Russian resolution that did not mention Hamas and also did not receive nine votes in favor, and another widely supported Brazilian resolution that would have condemned the Hamas attacks and all violence once morest civilians, in addition to asking for “humanitarian pauses.” It was vetoed by the United States.

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