{"id":2072527,"date":"2023-10-19T02:07:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T06:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-vetoes-un-humanitarian-resolution-on-israel-hamas-conflict\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T02:09:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T06:09:28","slug":"us-vetoes-un-humanitarian-resolution-on-israel-hamas-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-vetoes-un-humanitarian-resolution-on-israel-hamas-conflict\/","title":{"rendered":"US vetoes UN resolution on Israel-Hamas conflict."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fus-vetoes-un-humanitarian-resolution-on-israel-hamas-conflict%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2072527&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      \u2064  The United States <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2023\/10\/1142507\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vetoed<\/a> a United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolution on Wednesday \u200dthat would have called for &#8220;humanitarian pauses&#8221; with the intention of allowing for lifesaving\u200d supplies to flow into the Gaza Strip.<br \/>\n\u2063\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      \u200c  Israel has \u2064vowed to take out Hamas in the\u200b Gaza\u200b Strip, while the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/iran-claims-hamas-willing-to-release-199-hostages-if-air-strikes-on-gaza-stop-5510919\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed that Hamas was &#8220;ready&#8221;<\/a> to release all of its hostages held\u2064 captive in the Gaza\u2064 Strip if Israel agreed to end its campaign of airstrikes on the coastal \u200cenclave.\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<h2>Resolution Fails to Pass<\/h2>\n<p>Sponsored by the Brazilian delegation, 12 of the 15 \u200bmembers on the UNSC voted in favor\u200b of the resolution. Linda Thomas Greenfield, the U.S. Ambassador to the United\u200c Nations,\u2063 was the only member of the council to directly vote\u200d against the measure. Russia and the United Kingdom abstained from \u200cthe vote.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n    <!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/in-depth-israel-hamas-conflict-will-aid-chinas-interests-in-middle-east-experts-say-5510676?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">IN-DEPTH: Israel\u2013Hamas\u200d Conflict Will Aid China&#8217;s Interests in Middle East, Experts Say<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/18\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/in-depth-israel-hamas-conflict-will-aid-chinas-interests-in-middle-east-experts-say-5510676?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/*\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-4 sm:line-clamp-3\">\n            <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/hamas-underground-terror-network-presents-challenge-for-idf-ground-invasion-5512070?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"text-sm sm:text-base\">Hamas\u2019 Underground Terror Network Presents Challenge for IDF Ground Invasion<\/h3>\n<p>            <\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">10\/18\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[70px] sm:basis-[120px]\">\n          <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/hamas-underground-terror-network-presents-challenge-for-idf-ground-invasion-5512070?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\">\n            <picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" https:><\/source><source type=\"image\/*\" https:><\/source>\n            <\/picture>\n          <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <!--\/$-->\n  <\/div>\n<p>The United States, China, France, Russia, the United\u200c Kingdom are the\u2064 five permanent members of \u200cthe UNSC and\u2062 each has veto power over any \u2064resolution brought before the 15-member body. Ms. Greenfield&#8217;s singular no vote in effect stopped the &#8220;humanitarian pause&#8221; resolution from moving forward.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      \u200b   \u200d In a <a href=\"https:\/\/usun.usmission.gov\/explanation-of-vote-by-ambassador-linda-thomas-greenfield-on-a-un-security-council-resolution-drafted-by-brazil-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press statement<\/a> explaining her vote, Ms.\u2063 Greenfield said the text of the resolution \u200cfailed to clearly affirm Israel&#8217;s right of self-defense.\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;The United States is disappointed this resolution \u2062made no mention of Israel\u2019s right\u2064 of self-defense. Like every nation\u2062 in the world, Israel has the inherent right of self-defense, as reflected in Article 51 of the UN Charter. Following previous terrorist attacks by groups such as al-Qaida and ISIS, this Council reaffirmed that right. This\u200d text should have done the same,&#8221; Ms. Greenfield said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode post-related-videos\">\n    <!--$--><\/p>\n<div class=\"lazyload-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"lazyload-placeholder\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>    <!--\/$-->\n  <\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      The calls for a\u2062 &#8220;humanitarian pause&#8221; come as Israeli military forces\u200c have carried out retaliatory airstrikes across Gaza, after Hamas gunmen breached the Israel-Gaza barrier and killed hundreds of civilians \u2064throughout \u200bsouthern Israel on Oct. 7. Israel has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/after-deadly-hamas-raid-israel-locks-down-border-places-gaza-under-total-siege-5507341\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restricted the flow of food,\u200d water, electricity, and fuel into the\u200c Gaza Strip<\/a>, tying an end of such restrictions to Hamas&#8217;s\u2064 immediate release of 199\u2062 hostages kidnapped\u200c from Israel.\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      \u2064 The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/4200-people-killed-over-one-million-people-displaced-in-just-10-days-ohchr-briefing\/#:~:text=With%20a%20staggering%204%2C200%20people,civilians%20in%20the%20coming%20days.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressed<\/a> \u201cgrave fears\u201d about civilian casualties \u200cin Gaza and \u201cindications of violations of \u2063the laws of war and international human rights law.\u201d On Tuesday, the OHCHR \u200bestimated more than a million people have also been displaced in the ongoing fighting after the Israeli \u200cmilitary urged Gazans in the north of the strip \u200dto evacuate south ahead of the planned military operations against Hamas.<br \/>\n   \u2063\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Let\u2019s be clear: Hamas\u2019 own actions have brought this on\u2014this severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza. \u2064And Hamas has caused so much \u2063needless suffering, death, \u2064and destruction,&#8221; Ms. Greenfield said on Wednesday. &#8220;Every \u200cMember State\u2062 should condemn Hamas\u2019 terrorism and cruelty. And every Member State should call on Hamas to cease its endless barrage of rockets\u200b against Israel. This is not complicated. It\u2019s not controversial. This is the bare minimum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s vote on the &#8220;humanitarian pause&#8221; resolution came one day after \u2063the \u2063Baptist-backed Al Ahli Arab Hospital in\u2062 Gaza was rocked by an explosion.<\/p>\n<p>Hamas has attributed the blast at Al-Ahli hospital in\u200d Gaza on Tuesday to an\u200c Israeli airstrike, while the Israeli government has said the hospital was struck by a failed rocket launched \u200dby Palestinian extremists, Islamic Jihad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      \u2062    During his visit\u2062 to \u200dIsrael on Wednesday, President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/biden-says-pentagon-data-suggests-israel-not-to-blame-for-hospital-blast-5512473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">his administration&#8217;s\u2063 independent analysis of the blast, the United States believes Israel was not at fault<\/a>, stating, &#8220;It \u200dappears as though it was done by the other team.&#8221;\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>Ms. Greenfield expressed condolences for the victims of the hospital\u200b bombing in her statement \u2063on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      \u200b     &#8220;The United States is horrified\u2064 and saddened by yesterday\u2019s explosion at the Ahli Arab \u2064Hospital in Gaza. We\u200b mourn \u200dthis tragic, tragic loss of life,&#8221; she said.\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<h2>US at Odds With Russia on Humanitarian Votes<\/h2>\n<p>Wednesday&#8217;s vote marks the second\u2064 time\u2062 this week that \u2063Ms. Greenfield\u2062 has vetoed \u2063a\u2064 humanitarian resolution at the UNSC pertaining the ongoing Israel-Hamas\u2062 conflict.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      \u200c  \u200b  \u200b \u2064The \u200bRussian\u200b delegation brought\u200c their own <a href=\"https:\/\/news.un.org\/en\/story\/2023\/10\/1142427\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resolution<\/a> calling for a\u2064 humanitarian ceasefire, \u200dbut that resolution only received support from\u200d China, Gabon, Mozambique, and the United Arab Emirates when it came up for a vote on\u200d Monday. Representatives from France, the United Kingdom, and Japan joined \u200dMs. Greenfield in opposing \u2063the resolution, while the six \u200cremaining UNSC members abstained from voting.<br \/>\n   \u200d\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      &#8220;Russia\u2019s resolution,\u200b put forward \u200dwithout any consultations, makes no mention of Hamas\u2014none. By failing to condemn Hamas, Russia is giving cover to a terrorist group that brutalizes innocent civilians. It \u2063is outrageous, it is\u2064 hypocritical, \u200cand it is indefensible,&#8221;\u2062 Ms. Greenfield <a href=\"https:\/\/usun.usmission.gov\/explanation-of-vote-by-ambassador-linda-thomas-greenfield-on-a-russia-drafted-un-security-council-resolution-on-the-situation-in-the-middle-east\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on Monday.\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>Ms. Greenfield argued that the absence of a clear condemnation of Hamas in Russia&#8217;s resolution &#8220;dishonors victims&#8221; \u2064of Hamas&#8217;s murderous Oct. 7 attacks across\u200d Israel.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      Explaining his decision \u2064to abstain from Wednesday&#8217;s \u200dvote, Russian Ambassador\u2062 to Vassily \u200cNebenzia <a href=\"https:\/\/russiaun.ru\/ru\/news\/unsc_181023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> the second resolution does not include\u2064 clear terms for a ceasefire. He also \u2062faulted the Brazilian resolution for &#8220;condemning one side&#8221; \u2064while not sending a strong enough message to the &#8220;other side&#8221; about its deadly strikes that have impacted civilians in Gaza.\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      \u200d \u200d    In <a href=\"https:\/\/russiaun.ru\/ru\/news\/unsc_3181023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">remarks<\/a> to his colleagues at Wednesday&#8217;s UNSC meeting, Mr. Nebenzia said that incidents like the strike at the Al Ahli hospital are the &#8220;price&#8221; to be expected for not supporting a ceasefire.<br \/>\n  \u200b\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      \u200c    &#8220;The Council did not send a clear, strong, and collective message calling for an immediate, sustainable, and respected humanitarian ceasefire,&#8221; he said. &#8220;Today, we are reaping the bitter fruits of this delay.&#8221;<br \/>\n   \u200d\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<h2>Biden, Netanyahu Agree on Humanitarian Plan<\/h2>\n<p>While \u2063the United States has \u200cnow opposed two separate UNSC humanitarian resolutions on the Israel-Hamas conflict, President\u2063 Joe Biden said he addressed the humanitarian concerns in Gaza while meeting with Israeli \u200dPrime Minister\u200d Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      \u2064  \u200d \u2062  &#8220;The people of Gaza need food,\u200d water, medicine, shelter. Today, I asked the \u200cIsraeli cabinet\u2014who I met with for some time this morning\u2014to agree to the delivery of lifesaving humanitarian assistance to \u2063civilians\u200c in Gaza,&#8221; President Biden <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/speeches-remarks\/2023\/10\/18\/remarks-by-president-biden-on-the-october-7th-terrorist-attacks-and-the-resilience-of-the-state-of-israel-and-its-people-tel-aviv-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> during remarks\u200b in Tel Aviv on \u200bWednesday.\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;Based on the understanding that there will be inspections and that the aid \u200cshould go to civilians, \u200dnot \u2062to Hamas, Israel agreed that humanitarian assistance can begin to move from Egypt to Gaza.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>President Biden said he is working with the Egyptian government, as \u200dwell as various United Nations relief agencies to support the humanitarian efforts in\u2064 Gaza.\u2064 He also \u200csaid the United States will \u200cprovide more than $100 million in humanitarian assistance for both Gaza and the\u2062 West Bank.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let me be clear: If\u200b Hamas diverts or steals the assistance, they will have demonstrated once again that they have no concern for the\u2064 welfare of the Palestinian people and it will end,&#8221; President Biden added. &#8220;As a practical matter, it will stop the international community from being able to provide this aid.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<blockquote>\n<p>      In a separate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.il\/en\/departments\/news\/statement-from-the-prime-minister-s-office-18-oct-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statement<\/a>, Mr. Netanyahu\u2063 confirmed Israel had agreed to allow Egypt to send humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, &#8220;as long as \u2064it\u2064 is only \u200bfood, water, and medicine for the civilian population located in the southern Gaza Strip\u200c or which is evacuating to there, and\u2063 as long\u200b as these \u200dsupplies do not reach Hamas.&#8221;<br \/>\n   \u200c\n    <\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n<p>He said any humanitarian\u2064 aid that goes to Hamas &#8220;will be prevented.&#8221; He\u2062 also \u2064said no humanitarian aid may flow \u200cfrom the Israeli side into Gaza until the hostages taken \u2063by Hamas are released.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n    <em>From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ntd.com\/us-vetoes-un-humanitarian-resolution-on-israel-hamas-conflict_948725.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Epoch Times<\/a><\/em>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The US vetoed a UN Security Council resolution for &#8220;humanitarian pauses&#8221; in Gaza. 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