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The U.S. rejected a United Nations Security Council decision calling for a direct ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, standing by Jerusalem. France, the U.Okay., Russia and China all supported the decision, which obtained 14 votes in favor and one vote towards, which means it was not adopted by the council.
“It’s inexplicable that many members of this council nonetheless refuse to acknowledge that Hamas may finish this battle tomorrow by surrendering and laying down its arms. It’s unconscionable that the U.N. nonetheless has not labeled and sanctioned Hamas as a terrorist group,” U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Dorothy Shea mentioned.
U.S. Ambassador Dorothy Camille Shea votes within the U.N. Safety Council on the United Nations headquarters in New York Metropolis on Feb. 24. (AP/Richard Drew)
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In her remarks, Shea additionally acknowledged that the Safety Council couldn’t “reward Hamas’ intransigence” after the phobia group rejected a number of ceasefire proposals.
Hamas was not condemned within the draft decision, which solely included a requirement that terror organizations in Gaza launch the remaining 58 hostages.
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon thanked the U.S. for voting towards the decision.
“We thank the USA for standing on the best aspect. For standing on the aspect of reality, justice, and ethical readability. Thanks for refusing to desert the hostages and for refusing to legitimize the lies of this decision,” Danon mentioned in an announcement.
Israeli Everlasting Member to the United Nations Danny Danon speaks throughout a session of the Safety Council on the New York Metropolis headquarters. (Israel United Nations mission)
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U.Okay. Ambassador to the U.N. Barbara Woodward defended her nation’s determination to vote in favor of the decision, saying that “the insupportable scenario in Gaza wants to finish.” She mentioned that the U.Okay. is “decided to see an finish to this battle,” condemned Israel’s actions in Gaza and known as on the Jewish state to ease restrictions on humanitarian support.
Director of the Touro Institute on Human Rights and the Holocaust Anne Bayefsky slammed the decision and its “obscene equation between the hostages — who’ve been starved, tortured and executed over the previous 19 months — and Palestinian prisoners convicted of heinous crimes.” Nonetheless, Bayefsky argued that the decision was not simply in regards to the U.N. attacking Israel, it’s about members of the worldwide physique taking a swipe at President Donald Trump.
“Make no mistake, that is an assault on the USA, and President Trump particularly, by the French and the British, who’re trying to make use of the United Nations to sideline and belittle the U.S.,” Bayefsky advised Fox Information Digital.
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Dorothy Shea additionally had a warning for the world physique: “Partaking on this performative course of at a time when severe questions are being requested in regards to the utility of the U.N., its funding and use of sources is shameful. This council shouldn’t be used on this manner. This council should maintain itself to the next normal.”
Delegates attend the U.N. Safety Council assembly on the present North Korean army escalation in Russia and Ukraine on the United Nations Headquarters in New York Metropolis on Oct. 30, 2024. (John Lamparski/Getty Photographs)
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Earlier on Wednesday, Danon issued an announcement towards the decision, saying it “undermines” humanitarian support efforts and “ignores the truth on the bottom.”
“It ignores the one celebration nonetheless endangering civilians in Gaza: Hamas. The group that hijacks vans and stockpiles the help to their profit,” Danon mentioned. “If you happen to care in regards to the individuals of Gaza, then cease defending those that began this battle and proceed to lengthen it. If you happen to care about support, then assist guarantee it reaches civilians and never terrorists.”
Finally, Danon mentioned that the decision “betrays the very individuals it claims to guard.”
