Russia and China vetoed a US-sponsored resolution on Gaza because it contained "only a general imperative" to stop the fighting under the strict condition of the release of hostages, the ministry said in a statement.
His visit came one day after the UN Security Council passed a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
The UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process Tor Wennesland today issued a fervent plea for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, amid “cataclysmic” suffering in the Gaza Strip and continuing violence in the occupied West Bank.
“Of these 45,000 bombs, 3,000 have not exploded, and it is in fact these that will cause additional danger, particularly for civilians, when humanitarian aid is deployed,” said Jean-Pierre Delomier on Radio France Internationale.
In the resolution voted on by the US Senate on Saturday and signed by President Joe Biden, it stated that “None of the funds appropriated under the heading ‘Economic Support Fund’ in this Act may be made available for assistance for the Palestinian Authority, if after the date of enactment of this Act … the Palestinians obtain the same standing as ...
Saudi Arabia expressed hope that the resolution would lead the parties to comply with their obligations under international law, expand the flow of humanitarian aid to civilians in the entire Gaza Strip and enhance their protection.
Moroccan women took to the streets of Cassablanca to express outrage over Israeli soldiers raping and killing Palestinian women in al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza.
The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza Strip warning that a planned ground invasion by Israeli regime will lead to humanitarian disaster in the besieged strip.
The grand mufti of al-Azhar University has condemned as ‘disappointing’ the international response to Israeli crimes committed in the besieged Gaza Strip.