The United Nations Security Council has called for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The US abstained from the vote, while the remainder of the council’s 15 members voted in favour.
The resolution, put forward by the 10 non-permanent members of the Security Council, is legally binding and demands an immediate ceasefire for the month of Ramadan, the immediate and unconditional release of hostages and “the urgent need to expand the flow” of aid into Gaza.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres said a failure to implement the resolution would be “unforgivable.”
“The Security Council just approved a long-awaited resolution on Gaza, demanding an immediate ceasefire, and the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.
This resolution must be implemented. Failure would be unforgivable,” Guterres wrote on X, previously known as Twitter.
Mozambique representative, Pedro Comissário Afonso, in introducing the resolution, said that the situation in Gaza gave concern to the entire international community.
“We have proposed the present resolution that demands an immediate ceasefire during the sacred period, leading to a permanent and sustainable ceasefire at the same time. The draft resolution demands the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, and emphasises that humanitarian access must be allowed to address their medical and other humanitarian needs [in Gaza],” he said.
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