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The Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

2024-06-11 08:19:26Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

The Security Council adopts a cease-fire resolution aimed at ending the

The United Nations Security Council on Monday adopted the first resolution supporting a ceasefire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.

The resolution welcomes a cease-fire proposal announced by President Joe Biden, which the United States says Israel has accepted. The proposal calls on Hamas, which initially said it viewed it "positively", to accept the three-phase plan.

The resolution, which the council supported by 14 votes, with Russia abstaining, calls on Israel and Hamas "to fully implement the terms of the ceasefire without delay and unconditionally".

Earlier on Monday, US Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood told reporters that the United States wanted to ensure that all 15 members of the Security Council support what he described as "the best, most realistic opportunity to bring at least a temporary stop to this war".

It is still unclear whether Israel and Hamas will agree to the three-phase ceasefire plan.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that President Biden presented only parts of the proposal and insisted that any talk of a permanent ceasefire before undoing Hamas' military and governance capabilities is not a good start.

The leaders of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad met in Qatar on Monday to discuss the proposed cease-fire deal and said in a statement afterward that any deal must lead to a permanent cease-fire, the complete Israeli withdrawal from the Strip. Gaza, on the end of the Israeli siege of Gaza, on reconstruction and "a serious exchange agreement" of hostages in Gaza and Palestinians held in Israeli prisons.

Hamas welcomed the adoption of the US-drafted resolution and said in a statement that it is ready to cooperate with mediators to implement the principles of the plan.

The resolution adopted on Monday underscores "the importance of continued diplomatic efforts by Egypt, Qatar and the United States aimed at reaching a comprehensive ceasefire agreement, to be implemented in three phases."

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his eighth trip to the Middle East since October 7, pursuing this goal.

In the proposal released on May 31, President Biden said he envisions an initial six-month ceasefire, with the release of hostages in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, the withdrawal of Israeli forces from populated areas in Gaza and the return of Palestinian civilians to all areas in the territory.

The first phase also envisions the safe delivery of humanitarian aid "on a large scale throughout the Gaza Strip," which President Biden said would bring 600 truckloads of aid to Gaza every day.

In the second phase, according to the resolution, the agreement between Israel and Hamas would ensure "a permanent end to hostilities, in exchange for the release of all other hostages still in Gaza and a complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza".

The third phase will launch "a major multi-year reconstruction plan for Gaza and the return of the remains of every dead hostage in Gaza to their families."

The text of the resolution reiterates "the Security Council's unwavering commitment to achieving a negotiated two-state solution, where two democratic states, Israel and Palestine, live side by side in peace within secure and recognized borders."

The text emphasizes "the importance of the unification of the Gaza Strip with the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority." This is something that the right-wing government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not agreed to.

The terrorist attack by Hamas on October 7 led to the death of about 1,200 people in Israel, mostly civilians, according to official Israeli data. Hamas militants took about 250 hostages, 116 of whom remain in Palestinian territory, including 41 the army says are dead.

Israel's military response left at least 37,000 Palestinians dead, according to Gaza's health ministry, which does not distinguish between fighters and civilians in its records./VOA


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