Wednesday 13 December 2023
Islamabad (Urdu Point. News advertisement. December 13, 2023) Israel faced increasing diplomatic isolation in its war against Hamas after the United Nations on Tuesday called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. On the other hand, US President Joe Biden told his long-time ally that he is losing international support due to indiscriminate bombing.
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Three-quarters of the 193-member General Assembly voted in favor of a cease-fire resolution on Tuesday, following a dire warning from the United Nations over the escalating humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
153 out of all 193 UN member states voted in favor of the resolution.
10 countries, including the United States and Israel, voted against the resolution, while 23 countries were absent.
The implementation of the resolution is not mandatory but has political importance
Canada, Australia and New Zealand said in a separate statement regarding the ceasefire that "continuing the suffering of Palestinian civilians cannot be the price of defeating Hamas."
The United States, Israel's most powerful ally and one of the five permanent members of the Security Council, used its veto on Friday to block the ceasefire draft.
The Palestinian Authority welcomed the resolution and urged world leaders to put pressure on Israel to implement the resolution.
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Egypt's ambassador to the United Nations, Osama Mahmoud Abdel Khaliq Mahmoud, said of Washington's efforts to provide diplomatic protection to Israel ahead of the vote in the General Assembly, "These regrettable efforts are a disgusting sign of double standards."
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Before the vote, Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan said, "The cease-fire means only one thing and one thing. To ensure the existence of Hamas, to ensure the survival of genocidal terrorists determined to destroy Israel and the Jewish people." "
It is not mandatory for Israel to follow the resolution passed in the General Assembly.
Israel is losing support, Biden
Joe Biden said during an event held on Tuesday regarding the upcoming presidential election campaign that Israel has the support of many countries, including the United States and the European Union, in the war against Hamas, "but the support has decreased due to indiscriminate bombing." It has started coming.
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He has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu needs to change his government's hard-line policy and that Israel cannot deny a Palestinian state in the future. Biden's statement is being seen as a clear sign of public disagreement between the two leaders.
"This is the most conservative government in Israeli history," the US president said, specifically referring to Israel's minister of national security.
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"He (Benjamin Netanyahu) has to change this government. This government of Israel is creating problems," he said. He also said, "We have an opportunity to unify the region ... and they still want to do that. But we have to make sure that Netanyahu understands that he has to strengthen it." Actions must be taken.
You cannot deny a Palestinian state. This is the most difficult task."
Pakistan's statement
Munir Akram, Pakistan's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, said, "This military campaign by Israel is a carbon copy of the genocide committed by other colonial governments in history."
In his address, the Pakistani delegate said that more than 18,000 Palestinians were killed in Gaza, 42,000 were injured, and more than 80 percent of the population of Gaza had been evicted from their homes, thousands were missing and buried under the rubble. Despite this, Israeli operations continue.
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"Israel's aim is not only to wipe out Hamas. It is a war against the Palestinian people," said Pakistan's delegate. He said that Israel has dropped 25,000 tons of explosives on Gaza, which is almost equal to the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
