UN Security Council Approves Resolution To Boost Aid To Gaza As U.S. Abstains

 

Politico: UN Security Council passes resolution to boost Gaza aid as US abstains  

The vote follows days of negotiations to avoid a veto from Washington, which had pushed to tone down initial language advocating a cease-fire. 

NEW YORK — The U.N. Security Council passed a resolution Friday to ramp up international humanitarian aid to Gaza, after days of negotiations amid a push from the U.S. to tone down the language. 

Both the U.S. and Russia ultimately abstained from the vote, allowing the resolution to pass with unanimous support from the rest of the Security Council, which includes the United Kingdom, China and France as permanent members.

The vote on the resolution, penned by the United Arab Emirates, was delayed for four days in hopes of avoiding a U.S. veto. In the end, a week of tense negotiations yielded text that the U.S. had said Thursday night it would not vote down. 

Language that originally called for a cease-fire was changed instead to call for “urgent steps” to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza and “create the conditions for a sustainable cessation of hostilities.” 

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 UN Security Council Approves Resolution To Boost Aid To Gaza As U.S. Abstains  

UN Approves Watered-Down Resolution on Aid to Gaza Without Call for Suspension of Hostilities -- AP 

UN Security Council backs resolution calling for unhindered delivery of aid -- The Telegraph  

UN Security Council backs ramping up Gaza aid, but no ceasefire -- BBC 

UN Security Council calls for aid boost to Gaza as conditions rapidly deteriorate -- Axios 

UN Security Council votes to increase Gaza aid, US and Russia abstain -- FOX News  

Hamas calls UN Security Council resolution 'insufficient' -- Times of Israel

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