Di United States don veto UN Security Council resolution wey dey demand make dem do "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" for Gaza again. Dis vote happen di same time wey Israel no gree obey UN deadline to stop dia illegal occupation for Palestinian land.
Di draft resolution wey Denmark bring on behalf of di Council's 10 elected members get 14 votes wey support am. E talk say dem dey "seriously worry" about how Israel dey expand dia military operation for Gaza and how e dey make civilians suffer pass.
Di resolution still demand make Israel "immediately and unconditionally" stop di restrictions wey dem put for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza. E also reject "any attempt to change di population or di land" for Gaza.
US dey argue UN reports about famine for Gaza
Denmark UN envoy, Christina Markus Lassen, talk say di resolution dey focus on three urgent things. "Di only reason for dis resolution na to reduce di suffering and help end dis terrible war," she talk before di vote.
But US deputy special presidential envoy to di Middle East, Morgan Ortagus, talk say di reason why dem no support di resolution no go surprise anybody. She talk say di resolution "no dey recognize wetin dey happen for ground, say humanitarian aid don dey enter Gaza more." She still defend Israel and argue di UN reports about famine.
Di document talk say dem dey "deeply worried" about UN-backed report wey confirm say famine don already dey happen for some parts of Gaza and e go spread reach Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by di end of September. E condemn "any use of starvation of civilians as war method" and repeat di call make dem "release all hostages wey Hamas and other groups hold immediately, with dignity and without condition."
Thursday decision na di sixth time since October 2023 wey US don veto Security Council resolutions wey dey call for ceasefire for Gaza. Di Israeli army don dey attack Gaza since October 2023, wey don kill almost 64,000 Palestinians, most of dem na women and children, and dem no gree for international calls for ceasefire. Di dead pipo include about 11,000 Palestinians wey dem dey fear say dem dey under di rubble of houses wey dem destroy.
Experts dey talk say di real number of pipo wey don die fit pass wetin Gaza authorities report, dem estimate say e fit reach 200,000. Israel dey face genocide case for di International Court of Justice.
Israel no gree obey UN deadline on occupation
Di Security Council vote happen di same day wey Israel no gree obey di 12-month deadline wey UN General Assembly give dem to stop dia occupation for di West Bank and Gaza. Di assembly adopt di resolution on September 18, 2024, with 124 votes wey support am and 14 votes against am, say make Israel stop dia "illegal" occupation within one year.
Dem talk say di occupation na continuous wrong act under international law and dem still talk say Palestinians get right to self-determination. But instead of dem to withdraw dia troops, Palestine UN mission talk say Israel don "even make dia illegal occupation and presence for Palestine worse with genocide, apartheid, and ethnic cleansing."
Di mission talk say wetin Israel dey do dey go against di UN Charter, di ICJ advisory opinion of July 2024, and di General Assembly resolution. Di ICJ opinion don already talk say di occupation no dey lawful and dem need to end am "as quickly as possible."
Over di past year, Israel don increase dia attack for Gaza, destroy big parts of di area and push di pipo wey dey there enter famine condition. For di West Bank wey dem occupy, illegal Zionist settlement dey expand and dem dey force Palestinians comot from dia land.
Palestine UN mission talk say di situation dey show how Israel no dey respect international law. "Na di result of di impunity wey dem dey enjoy be dis," dem talk.
