USA blocking ceasefire again: UN Council in the crisis!

USA blocking ceasefire again: UN Council in the crisis!

Gaza, Palästina - The US government once again lodged a veto in the UN Security Council to block a resolution that demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza conflict. This is the fifth time since October 2023 that the United States rejected a resolution supported by 14 other member states to terminate the fights. The draft not only called for an immediate ceasefire, but also the release of all Israeli hostages and the abolition of humanitarian help restrictions for the 2.1 million people in the Gaza Strip. The American UN ambassador, Dorothy Shea, criticized the resolution as "dubious" and "shameful", since it did not condemn Hamas and thus undermined the diplomatic efforts for a ceasefire, reports Tagesschau .

All other members of the Security Council, including the British UN ambassador Barbara Woodward, spoke out for the draft. Woodward described the military measures of Israel as "no longer justified, disproportionate and counterproductive" and called for an end to the restrictions on humanitarian aid. The Palestinian representative Rijad Mansour accused Israel of violating international law and human rights, while the United States argued that the resolution could encourage Hamas. Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon, on the other hand, thanked the United States for its veto and recommended that other member states not initiate any further resolutions on this matter.

The location in the Gaza Strip

The humanitarian situation in Gaza has deteriorated in the past few months. According to reports, 41 Palestinians have died in the Israeli air strikes in the past few days, including a twelve -year -old child. Since the beginning of the conflict in October 2023, over 54,600 Palestinians have been killed, and these developments have exerted strong pressure on the diplomatic efforts. In the past, the United States has blocked numerous resolutions to terminate the fight and to expand humanitarian aid, which leads to growing frustration among the diplomats in the Security Council. According to The press is perceived as is increasingly isolated.

The demands for ceasefire and unrestricted aid deliveries remain pressing. The resolution to an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" could not be accepted. The US government calls for a conviction of Hamas in future designs, which proves to be an obstacle to an agreement. The UN-sanctioned Gaza Humanitrian Foundation, which coordinates the distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza, is funded by the USA and Israel, but is not taken into account in the official UN control mechanism, such as Tagesschau reported. While the struggles between Israel and Hamas are constant, the demand for international measures to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza strip remains unfulfilled.