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Achi news desk-
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip and asked for the release of all hostages as the United States abstained from voting. While the United States abstained from voting on Monday, the other 14 members of the council voted for the decision.
Netanyahu cancels Washington visit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu immediately protested the vote, which called for a ceasefire, as the prime minister canceled a planned visit to Washington by his high-level delegation and accused the US of backing down in principle by passing the vote without giving up. -fire subject to release of Hamas hostages.
A proposal for an armistice and the release of hostages
The other 14 members of the council voted in favor of the resolution proposed by the 10 elected members of the council. The resolution called for an immediate ceasefire for the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, which ends in two weeks, and demanded the release of all hostages taken in the October 7 Hamas-led attack on southern Israel.
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The resolution was passed by a 14-0 vote after the United States decided not to use its veto power on a resolution demanding the release of all hostages held during a surprise attack by Hamas on October 7 in southern Israel.
The US State Department said it was “surprised and regretful” that the Israeli delegation had canceled its visit. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said a full-scale assault on Rafah would be a mistake and undermine Israel’s security.
One of the main reasons for US vetoes of Security Council ceasefire resolutions in the past has been their failure to directly address the release of hostages. The United States argued that the two issues were linked when Russia and China favored a ceasefire request.
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The US has repeatedly blocked Security Council resolutions to pressure Israel but has shown frustration with its ally as civilian casualties mount and the UN warns of impending famine in Gaza .
Speaking after the vote, US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield blamed Hamas for the delay in passing the ceasefire resolution.
During her visit to the United States, an Israeli delegation was supposed to present its plans to White House officials for Rafah, where 1 million Palestinian civilians have taken refuge from the war, Linda said.
US support is constant
White House national security spokesman John Kirby said the United States remains steadfast in its support for a ceasefire as part of the hostage agreement. Kirby said the reason we abstained was because the text of the resolution did not condemn Hamas.
Voting
The vote came after Russia and China vetoed a US-sponsored resolution supporting an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
The United States has warned that the approved resolution could damage negotiations between the United States, Egypt and Qatar to end the war, raising the possibility of another veto, this time by the Americans.
As Ramadan ends next month, the call for a ceasefire will only last for two weeks, although the document says a pause in the fighting could lead to a “lasting sustainable ceasefire”.
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Hamas accepts the deal
US Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield said the decision supports ongoing diplomatic efforts, adding that negotiators are moving closer to an immediate ceasefire agreement with the release of all hostages, but that we still need to discuss this.
“So today, I ask the members of this Council and the member states in every region of the world to say unequivocally that Hamas must accept the agreement,” he said. The resolution, tabled by 10 elected members of the council, was supported by Russia and China and the 22-nation Arab bloc at the United Nations.
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