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Members of the United Nations Security Council on December 19 held intense closed-door negotiations on an Arab-sponsored resolution calling for an increase in humanitarian aid to Gaza and some sort of cessation of hostilities, attempting to avoid another veto from the United States.
The United Arab Emirates ambassador, Lana Nusseibeh, said she hopes the resolution will be voted on Tuesday night.
The council had previously scheduled a session to vote on the resolution on Monday, but the session was postponed to try to get US support for the resolution or Washington to abstain.
The US has vetoed the resolution on Gaza in the Security Council, which has been supported by all other members who have called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. Likewise, on December 12, the UN General Assembly approved a similar resolution.
The draft resolution that was introduced on Monday called for an "urgent and lasting cessation of hostilities", but the wording of the resolution is expected to change, and is likely to call for a "suspension" of hostilities or use some milder term. in order to gain US support, said the diplomats, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Security Council resolutions are important because they are legally binding, but in practice many parties choose to ignore the Council's requests for action. Meanwhile, the resolutions of the General Assembly are not legally binding.
In the version of the draft resolution presented on Monday, it was stated that civilians in Gaza do not have access to sufficient food, water, sanitary conditions, electricity and medical services, "necessary for their survival".
Almost 20,000 Palestinians have been killed, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, since Israel declared war on Hamas - the Palestinian group designated a terrorist organization by the US - after the radical group carried out an attack in southern Israel on October 7. Hamas killed nearly 1,200 people – mostly civilians – and took 240 hostages.
Hamas controls the Gaza Strip and the Ministry of Health in this territory does not distinguish between civilians and killed fighters./ REL
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