Publish date18 Sep 2025 - 14:27
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UN Security Council votes on Gaza ceasefire resolution amid deadly famine

The UN Security Council has voted on a draft resolution calling for ceasefire in Gaza and unconditional humanitarian access to the hundreds of thousands of civilians there.
UN Security Council votes on Gaza ceasefire resolution amid deadly famine
At the end of August, elected members launched discussions on the draft resolution in response to the UN's official declaration of famine in the Gaza Strip.
 
The draft resolution, which will be put to a vote this afternoon, calls for an end to restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid and demands an immediate, unconditional, and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, as well as the immediate and unconditional release of detainees.
 
In August, UN partner experts confirmed the occurrence of famine in part of the Strip, while a UN commission said Israel was committing "genocide" in Gaza.
 
In 2024, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
 
Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has been committing genocidal crimes in the Gaza Strip, resulting in the killing of 65,062 Palestinians, with nearly 165,697  reported injured, most of them children and women, and a famine that has claimed the lives of 432 people, including 146 children.
 
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