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Picture courtesy: (Reuters) Elderly Palestinians are suffering in this tragic Israel-Gaza war.
(The Post News)- On Tuesday, June 11, the United Nations Security Council announced its support for the US Israel-Gaza ceasefire proposal. After the vote on the three-part plan, Linda Thomas-Greenfield, the US Ambassador to the UN, stated, “We voted for peace today.”
The Security Council (SC) connects a number of governments, the G7 group of the world’s richest nations was also added to backing the three-part plan that was announced by President Joe Biden on May 31.
The proposal provides the conditions for a full and complete ceasefire, including the release of hostages imprisoned by Hamas.
Although four hostages were rescued on Saturday, the proposal also includes the release of the deceased hostages and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners.
14 of the 15 Security Council members approved the US-drafted resolution, but Russia abstained. Israel has welcomed the ceasefire proposal.
The UN argued that Hamas should also agree to the proposal.
There’s a high probability that Hamas will propose a plan leading to a permanent ceasefire and Israel’s full withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. According to US and Israeli officials, the political leadership in Doha has yet to formally respond to the proposal.
Although the voting had occurred, China expressed its concerns over the text. Its UN ambassador questioned how this time would be different from the three previous Security Council resolutions on the war, which were not enforced despite being legally binding.
On March 25, the UN Security Council passed a resolution calling for a ceasefire.
In the past, the US rejected similar measures, it did not accept the match resolution. Netanyahu argued at the time that the US had abandoned its prior position connecting a ceasefire to the release of hostages.
The UK Ambassador Barbara Woodward stated the situation in Gaza as fatal.
They are asking that the parties take the opportunity and move towards lasting peace, which guarantees security for both the Israeli and Palestinian people. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron also accepted the resolution.
On the Israeli side, Prime Minister Netanyahu has suffered significant losses in his war cabinet. Two members, Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot, hoped to stop the war to allow negotiations for the release of hostages to continue.
Without the political insulation they provided, along with hardliners like Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, Netanyahu is seemingly placed in a more vulnerable situation.
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