Gaza officials have warned that 700,000 Palestinians in the north are at risk of death by Israel’s starvation.
For the third time since October 7, the U.S. has vetoed a resolution in the UN calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
The vote comes as government officials in Gaza warn that a third of the population of Gaza is currently at risk of death by starvation.
The UN Security Council resolution, drafted by Algeria, called for a ceasefire and the release of all hostages held in Gaza. The U.S. cast the sole vote against the resolution, with 13 members of the council voting for the resolution and one country, the U.K., abstaining.
The U.S. had also vetoed resolutions for humanitarian pauses in October and a ceasefire and hostage release in December. U.S. ambassador to the UN, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, called the most recent resolution “wishful and irresponsible,” arguing that a ceasefire would interrupt diplomatic efforts to pause the fighting, even though a ceasefire would achieve that very goal.
Other countries’ ambassadors decried the U.S. veto, saying that it will lead to more death and violence against Palestinians in Gaza — where the official death toll nears 30,000, with thousands more missing — and West Bank, and risk escalating conflict across the Middle East.
She does at least have the first one right. Israel’s just going to keep bombing the shit out of Gaza as much they please, looks like.
My guess on what she was referring to is that there are active diplomatic efforts that aren’t just a bunch of hot air. Not that they will necessarily produce results, but they’ll produce more results than the UN popping out a resolution.
The security councils demands have consequences
Sure, but my point is that Israel would more or less ignore them. They’ve already taken a massive hit to their GDP because of the cost of the current Gaza invasion.
Israel cannot exist without funding from other States. Their whole economy is dependent on others