The UN warns that half the population of Gaza is starving and nine out of ten people there can’t eat every day - as Israeli bombardment of the territory continues
A hospital boss in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, says his team has “lost control” over the numbers of dead and wounded arriving at the facility
The city is surrounded by Israeli tanks on two sides; the Israeli military says it’s fighting from house to house
The death of an Israeli hostage - Sahar Baruch, 25 - has been confirmed by his kibbutz and a hostages’ group, following reports of a failed Israeli rescue operation
On Friday, the US blocked a resolution at the UN Security Council calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, arguing this would be dangerous and unrealistic
Yes. shame nobody seems to care about them ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
No it didn’t. It ‘demanded’ their release which Hamas would have said nah to obviously.
Hamas wants to release the hostages, as part of a ceasefire deal that actually secures their interests (mostly freeing Palestinian
hostagesdetainees and loosening the blockade). Like it or not this is the status quo Israel created with their won hands.It did not. I’ve never seen a time when the UN and individual countries didn’t protest the holding of hostages.
Did you read my link?
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Finally found it.
Means that both are guaranteed to happen. But only one party is part of the UN and bound to the decision.
That is the reason for the veto IMO.