Not enough’: Why the US did not veto a Gaza ceasefire resolution at the UN
March 23, 2024- Aljazeera
Leaders worldwide have welcomed a UN resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, while the UN chief Guterres says it must be implemented.
The UN Security Council for the first time passes a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Fourteen countries voted in favour of the resolution; the US, Israel’s main ally, abstained.
A report by the UN rapporteur on Palestine says there are “reasonable grounds” to believe the threshold has been met for genocidal acts by Israel in Gaza.
Israeli air attacks kill at least 22 Palestinians in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah region and 30 in Rafah in the south.
At least 32,333 Palestinians have been killed and 74,694 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7. The revised de...