The UN Security Council is set to vote on a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. However, the US has warned that such a move could undermine Israel's efforts to free hostages held by Hamas. Voting is likely to take place in the council on Saturday. The resolution submitted by the council's 10 elected members is supported by Russia and China, both of whom on Friday vetoed a US resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Meanwhile, the 22-nation Arab bloc at the UN issued a statement Friday night urging all 15 council members to vote “with a pledge to act with unity and urgency, stop the bloodshed and protect human life” ” I liked it. Ramadan in the region began on March 10 and will end on April 9.
Russia and China got wind of this proposal
Russia and China have rejected the US proposal for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. China and Russia united against the proposal brought by America to stop the massacre in Gaza. Russia and China vetoed the US proposal, which was later dropped. The resolution called for an immediate end to the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza to protect civilians and provide humanitarian assistance to the more than 2 million Palestinians facing starvation.
Russia raised questions
Let us tell you that during the voting in the fifteen-member Security Council, 11 members voted in favor and three against and one member remained absent. Before the vote, Russian UN Ambassador Vasily Nebenzia said Russia supported an immediate ceasefire, but he questioned the language of the resolution. He accused US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield of “misleading the international community” for “political” reasons.
There was a terrorist attack on Israel
Russia and China also vetoed a US-sponsored resolution in late October that called for providing aid and protection to civilians and halting arms supplies to Hamas. It is noteworthy that on October 7, Palestinian terrorists attacked Southern Israel in which about 1200 people were killed and 250 people were abducted. The health ministry in Gaza put the death toll in the area at around 32,000. After this terrorist attack, the war between Israel and Hamas continues.