3/22/2024–|Last updated: 3/22/202406:06 PM (Mecca time)
Russia and China used their veto power (Veto) against a US draft resolution in the UN Security Council regarding The war on Gazatoday, Friday, as opponents described the project as politicized, ambiguous, and “frees Israel’s hand.”
The American delegate to the Security Council expressed Linda Thomas Greenfield She expressed her regret for Russia and China’s use of veto, and said that the first goal of the United States is to reach an immediate and sustainable ceasefire in Gaza “within the framework of a deal to release the hostages.”
British delegate Barbara Woodward also expressed her disappointment at Russia and China’s failure to support the American draft resolution.
As for the Russian delegate, Vasily Nebenzia, he said in his speech before the Council that the American draft resolution is an attempt to enable Israel to escape punishment.
He added that if this resolution were adopted, it would close the discussion on the status of Gaza and would give Israel a free hand there, as it “effectively includes giving the green light to Israel to carry out a military operation in Rafah (southern Gaza Strip).”
At the same time, he denounced the US ambassador’s recognition only now of the necessity of a ceasefire after Gaza had been destroyed over a period of 6 months, as he put it.
Nebenzia said that the negotiations in which the Americans participated regarding Gaza were aimed only at “procrastination.”
The Russian delegate pointed out that the non-permanent members of the Security Council had prepared another “non-politicized” resolution regarding Gaza.
For his part, Chinese delegate Zhang Jun said that the Security Council is “fidgeting” but is not taking any measures to stop the fire in Gaza.
He added that the American draft resolution is “vague” and evades the most central issue, which is the ceasefire, noting that there is another draft resolution that is clear in its demand for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.
In the same context, Algerian delegate Ammar Ben Jama said that the text of the American draft resolution “implicitly allows the continued killing of civilians, and lacks clear guarantees.”
On the other hand, the French President stated Emmanuel Macron Today, his country will work on a new ceasefire resolution in Gaza after Russia and China used their veto power.
The United States was opposed to even the term ceasefire, and used its veto several times to thwart resolutions calling for an immediate ceasefire since the beginning of the Israeli war on Gaza.
But the text I submitted this time calls for an “immediate and sustainable ceasefire” for approximately 6 weeks, by supporting “the ongoing international diplomatic efforts to secure a truce linked to the release of all remaining hostages,” in reference to the ongoing talks mediated by the United States, Qatar and Egypt to cease the fire. Fire and prisoner exchange between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and Israel.
Israel has been waging a devastating war on the Gaza Strip for more than 5 months, leaving tens of thousands of martyrs and wounded, most of them children and women, amid warnings from international organizations of famine – especially in the northern Gaza Strip – as a result of the occupation restricting the entry of aid.