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considered a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in gaza. the u.s. ambassador to the united nations stated opposition to the nigerian-led proposal saying it would hurt ongoing negotiations for a hostage release deal and long-term peace. the resolution failed when the united states voted against it. the final tally was 13 yes vote, one no, one abstention. this is two hours and 15 minutes. >> the 9,252nd meeting of the security council is called to order. the agenda for the meeting is the situation in the middle east including the palestinian question. the agenda is adopted. in accordance with rule 37 of the council's provisional rules

of procedure, i invite the representatives of israel, qatar, and tunisia to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. i propose that the council invite the permanent observer of the observer state of palestine to the united nations to participate in this meeting. in accordance with the provisional rules of procedure and the previous practice in this regard. there being no objection, it is so decided. the security council will now begin its consideration of item 2 of the agenda. members of the council have before them document f-2024-173. the text of the draft resolution submitted by algeria. the council is ready to proceed to the vote on the draft resolution before it.

i now give the floor to those members of the council who wish to make statements before the vote. i give the floor to the representative of algeria. >> thank you, madam president. my sincere appreciation for your efforts in convening this meeting to deliberate and take action on the draft resolution s-2024-173. the draft resolution under consideration is the culmination of extensive discussions among councilmembers. as the primary custodian of

international peace and security, the security council cannot afford passivity in the face of the call for ceasefire in gaza. by presenting this text, our intention is to empower the council to fulfill its mandate and protect lives. commencing with an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. ample time has been afforded for councilmembers to deliberate on the content of the text. our approach involved meticulous

consideration of received proposal and amendments. resulting in what we believe is a balanced text. capable of garnering broad support. the draft resolution underscores key elements, including, one, a humanitarian ceasefire. second, aid delivery to all parts of -- of the gaza strip. third. rejection of forced displacement of palestinians. four. compliance with provisional

measures ordered by the international court of justice. and fifth and last, the imperative for all parties to respect their obligations and their international humanitarian law. madam president. throughout this process, we have heard calls to give time to a perilous -- in order to preserve its chances, with concern raised that any action from the council would jeopardize these efforts. however, almost one month after

the orders signed are still -- signs of hope are still absent for improvement of the situation in gaza. silence. silence, we contend, is not a viable option. now is the time for action and the time for truth. madam president. members of the security council bear the responsibility of voting in favor of measures that propose international peace and security. this resolution is a stance for truth and humanity, standing

against the advocates for murder and hatred. a vote in favor of this draft resolution is a support to the palestinians right to life. conversely, voting against -- voting against it implies and endorsement of the brutal violence and collective punishment inflicted upon them. a positive vote for the draft brings hope for hundreds of thousands of children. to return to school. and enjoy their right to education. conversely, voting against the

draft resolution is a vote in favor of annihilating their dream for a better life. a vote in favor of the draft resolution stands in solidarity with the right of palestinian women, while opposing it means to accept degridding practices that destroy their dignity. furthermore, supporting the draft resolution means endorsing the palestinian right to food. rejecting it constitutes, however, an approval of starvation. war against hundreds of thousands of palestinians, a

vote in favor of the draft is a defense of the rights to help while voting against it is an approval of violation of hospital sanctity and the death of those who escaped it in the first place. madam president. the council must not merely call for ceasefire. it must ensure adherence by all parties. the international community must act swiftly, as the value of ceasefire diminishes with each passing moment. we are rapidly approaching a

critical juncture where the call to hold the machinery of violence will lose its significance. today, every palestinian is a target for death. external nation. and genocide. we should ask ourselves how many innocent lives must be sacrificed before the council deems it necessary to call for a ceasefire. for us. and i hope for all the security members, i hope for the security councilmembers, palestinians, palestinian lives, matter.

each one of us decide where to stand in this chapter of history. i thank you. >> i thank the representative of algeria for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of the united states. >> colleagues, for months the united states has tirelessly pushed toward a goal that all of us should aspire to. a sustainable resolution of a gaza conflict so that israelis and palestinians can live side-by-side and enjoy equal measures of security, dignity, and freedom. to build toward that future, the united states is working on a hostage deal between israel and

hamas, along with egypt and qatar. this hostage deal would bring an immediate and sustained period of calm to gaza for at least six weeks and from there we could take the time to build a more enduring peace. president biden has had multiple calls in recent days with prime minister netanyahu, as well as the leaders of egypt and qatar, to push this deal forward. and though gaps remain, the key elements are on the table so that if an arrangement is reached, it would help create the conditions for sustainable cessation of hostilities, which i know all of us would like to see. of course we want this deal to happen as soon as possible, as is shown by our exhaustive efforts. but sometimes hardy employee macy takes more time than any of us might like.

believe me, i understand the desire for the council to act urgently. to positively shape the situation in line with the security council's mandate. still that desire cannot blind us to the reality of the situation on the ground. and it cannot come at the expense of undermining the only, and let me rhett pete -- repeat, the only path available toward a longer, durable peace. and that is why you've heard me say over and over again, any action this council takes right now should help, not hinder, these sensitive and ongoing negotiations. and we believe that the resolution on the table right now would in fact negatively impact those negotiations. demanding an immediate, unconditional ceasefire without an agreement requiring hamas to

release the hostages will not bring about a durable peace. instead, it could extend the fighting between hamas and israel. extend the hostages' time in captivity, an experience described by former hostages as hell, and extend the dire crisis palestinians are facing in gaza. none of us want that. so i reiterate the united states' belief that while numerous parties engage in sensitive negotiations, this is not the time for this resolution, which jeopardizes these efforts. colleague, i communicated our concerns publicly and privately over the last several weeks. we've submitted numerous rounds of edits. all were ignored. and so for that reason, the united states has offered an alternative resolution that would do what this text does

not. to help secure a pause that allows humanitarian assistance to reach palestinian civilians in desperate need. again, there's much more we all agree on and the alternative resolution put forward by the united states is rooted in those shared beliefs. to start, in line with president bind's comments last week, our text calls for a temporary ceasefire in gaza, as soon as practicable. based on the formula of all hostages being released. last i checked, no one here opposes this. a majority of us also agreed that it's time for this council to condemn hamas. we know because you provided that feedback to russia on its prst and to algeria on its resolution, a feedback that was inexplicably ignored. should the u.s. resolution be

adopted it would be the first to condemn hamas for the abhorrent attacks of october 7, including the sexual violence documented that day. the u.s. text also makes clear that hamas has in place in future governance of gaza, nor does hamas represent the digny toty or self-determination of the palestinian people. again, all things i believe we agree on. in addition, our draft states there can be no reduction of territory in the gaza strip and rejects, as we have before, in resolution 2720, any forced displacement of civilians in gaza. it also highlights the concerns many councilmembers have regarding the fate of civilians in rasa, make clearing that under current circumstance a major ground offensive into the area should not proceed.

colleagues, this is not, as some members have claimed, an american effort to cover for an immeant -- imminent ground incursion. rather, it is a sincere statement of our concerns for the 1.5 million civilians who sought refuge in rafa. civilians must be protected. and have access to humanitarian assistance and they -- and basic services. on that note, our text outlines a path for implementation, resolution 2712 and 2720, including provisions that call for the expansion of aid at scale. it also further clarifies and strengthens the mandate of the senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for gaza, whose plan i know we all support. as in previous resolutions, it places an emphasis on the protection of civilians and

humanitarian workers. and it calls for lifting all barriers to the provision of humanitarian assistance, opening additional humanitarian routes, and keeping current border crossings open. our draft also aims to support the secretary general's effort to investigate those unra personnel who directly participated in october 7 and supports the work of the independent review group led by katherine colonna, focused on ensuring unwra's neutrality. these and other steps are necessary to restore confidence. finally, and as always, the draft reiterates our unwavering commitment to the vision of the two-state solution where two democratic state, israel and palestine, live side-by-side in peace. within secure and recognized

borders. under a revamped and revitalized palestinian authority. colleague, this resolution reflects the many ideas that have been shared over the past month, but which are not reflected in the text before us today. and we believe it will both support the ongoing negotiations, and lay the groundwork for sustainable peace in the region. but in addition to getting the what of this text correct, we also know it's critical to get the how and when of it right too. we will work in earnest in negotiating this text and indeed intend to leave time for everyone to comment rather than impose an arbitrary deadline for the vote. colleagues, we're at a pivotal moment and a critical one. critical for the hostages who have been held captive for nearly 20 weeks in gaza.

and critical for their families who are desperate to be reunited with their loved ones. critical for palestinians. whose homes and families have been destroyed. and who now wonder where they'll find their next meal. critical for israelis, many of whom are still displaced or face barrages of rocket fire. critical for palestinian civilians in the west bank who are at heightened risk of extremist settler violence. critical for humanitarian workers and journalists. wo put their lies on the line every day to do their jobs. and critical to everyone who desperately want to see sustainable peace in this region that incleudz, i believe, every single person in this room.

let us commit to doing this the right way at the right time to we can commit to a sifer future. thank you, madam president. >> i thank the representative of the united states for her statement. i now give the floor to the representative of the russian federation. >> madam president. for the fifth month now in gaza unprecedented violence has been unleashed in gaza, the magnitude of which surpassed any that human kiepped has encountered following the second world war. the number of dead civilians has reached the shocking threshold of 30,000 people and these are only estimates in. all this time the united nations security council has been unable to adopt a critically important resolution with a demand for immediate ceasefire. i wish to recall that on the 16th of october last year, when

russia proposed the very first draft resolution with this call, the number of the dead palestinians were approximately 1,000 people. at that point, allegations that the council preferred to on stain enmeases in order not to incur the ire of washington. colleagues, it would be no exaggeration to state that this new figure, 20 -- more than 28,000 dead, is the cost of that very first disgraceful inaction. this is a collective responsibility of western delegations of the security council for whomle is darety within nato transcends any lofty national declarations on commitment to international humanitarian law, the protection of civilians and humanitarian personnel. since then, the united states, three times, exercised the right to the veto, exercised their veto in order to prevent the council's adoption of demand for

ceasefire, each time we heard from the u.s. delegation those same duplicitous and hypocritical calls to wait just a little bit longer to give time for their effective -- allegedly effective diplomacy on the ground. however this did not yield any results ultimately and it could not yield any results because the real goal of washington is not to achieve peace in the middle east, not to protect civilians but rather to advance their geopolitical agenda demanding at any cost for their closest middle east ally to be shielded. this is why they push for resolution 20, giving israel the ability to kill, continues to

provide international cover for the authorities of western jerusalem and uphold their impunity for myriad crimes against the people of gaza. distinguished colleagues of the delegation of algeria, on what have of the arab group, proprosed a ro bus, balanced draft resolution, at the heart of which is a long-anticipated ceasefire that our colleagues, our algerian colleagues organized negotiations in good faith, conscientiously, they consulled with all delegations and strove to take their remarks into account and we wish to highlight in particular the profess professional. i shown by our algerian negotiating team. however the u.s. delegation this time from the very beginning effectively put forward and ultimatum demanding a halt to work on the document. our u.s. colleagues asserted that the draft proposed by algeria was dangerous in so a far as it would obstruct

delicate diplomacy on the ground. we just heard the same in this hall. we call on all of you to consider the cynicism of this argument, effectively washington has been proclaiming that the security council of the united nations is in the way of its plans and demanding that it, the security council, not interfere in the u.s.' plans and my u.s. colleague just yesterday publicly stated that they would vote against the algerian draft. distinguished colleague, the united states time and time again has been demonstrating utter disregard both for international institutions and multilateral diplomacy and international law. today and the standing of the united states security council is at stake. we call on them to counter the lawlessness of washington which is willing to countenance any sacrifice in any region for the

advancement of its geopolitical ambitions. the u.s. government has no concern either for the lives of the people of gaza, nor the view of its own people who are increasingly vocal in their support of the palestinian people. we should like to hope that within other up member states that they generally listen not -- if not to at least the voice of conscience but at least public opinion. public opinion will no longer forgive united nations inaction. the situation around the city of rafa is in the context of israeli military plans extremely danger. the implementation of these plans will result in a catastrophical increase in the magnitude of the hue marnetarian disaster at the center of which are more than one million residents of gaza who have fled hostilities in the city to the board we are egypt. there's a need to do everything possible to prevent this kind of development. our shared objective is to stop

the bloodshed as soon as possible and to provide conditions for the establishment of sustained channels for the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the people in the strip. we urge the security councilmembership to vote in support of the algerian draft. thank you. >> i thank the representative of the russian federation for his statement. i shall put the draft resolution to the vote now. will those in favor of the draft resolution contained in document s-2024/173 please raise their hand? those against. abstentions.

the result of the voting is as follows. 13 votes in favor. one vote against. one abstention. the draft resolution has not been adopted. owing to the negative vote of a permanent member of the council. i now give the floor to those members of the council who wish to make statements after the vote. i give the floor to the representative of the united states. >> thank you, madam president. colleagues, over the -- we have made incredibly clear that the resolution before the council would not achieve the

goals of sustainable peace and may in fact ran -- run counter to it. proceeding with the vote today was wishful and be responsible. -- irresponsible. while we can't support a resolution that would put negotiations in jeopardy, we look forward to engaging on a text that we believe will address some many of the currents -- concerns we all share. a text that can and should be adopted by the council so we can have a temporary cease-fire as soon practical, based on the formula of all hostages being released. this temporary cease-fire is critical to getting aid into the hands of palestinian civilians who desperately, desperately needed. we should look towards this text so that we can finally, finally condemn hamas for their horrific attacks on october 7 that set

this conflict into motion. so that we can empower senior court nader car and the united nations, because her success is the u.n.'s success. it is so very needed to ensure civilians get the aid that they need more efficiently and effectively, and just more. so that ultimately we can together create a future in which israelis and palestinians live in states of their own, side-by-side in peace. we are committed to engaging constructively on a resolution with you all in the days to come to that end. and we will continue to tirelessly engage in direct diplomacy and negotiations on the ground. thank you. >> i now give the floor to the

representative of china. >> thank you madam president. madam president, china expresses its strong disappointment by -- and dissatisfaction with the outcome of the vote just taken. we voted in favor of the resolution. algeria, on behalf of the arab states, put forward the drafts -- draft resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in gaza, immediate release of all hostages, and opposition to force transfers. this is both urgently required by the situation on the ground and it's also based on the minimum requirements of humanity

. it should deserve the support by all councilmembers. algeria, by displaying sincerity and open attitude, held lengthy and extensive consultations with all parties on the draft revolution -- resolution. many constructive ideas, making the draft resolution more balanced. the outcome of today's vote clearly shows -- it's not that the security council doesn't have an overwhelming consensus but rather the exercise of the veto by the united states that has stifled counsel consensus. the u.s. veto set the wrong message, pushing the situation in gaza into a more dangerous one. while this cease-fire resolution is being vetoed, citizens in

gaza are dying in the fighting. they are struggling on the brink of death. the u.s. claimed that the council resolution would interfere with the ongoing diplomatic efforts. such a claim is totally untenable. given the situation on the ground, the continued passive avoidance of an immediate cease-fire is nothing different than giving the green light to the continued slaughter. while the security council cease-fire resolution is being vetoed, the spillover of the conflict was destabilizing the entire region, leaving two arising risk of a wider war, only by extinguishing the flames of war in gaza can we prevent the fires of hell from engulfing the entire region. the council must act quickly to stop this carnage in the middle east.

while the counsel cease-fire resolution is being vetoed, the basics of international law are being trampled upon and the bedrock of the multilateral system is being eroded. the secretary-general of the united nations has already written to the council, invoking article 99 of the charter and the international court of justice has issued provisional measures. the council mattress -- must respond forcefully to the serious violations of the international law and international humanitarian law and uphold the authority of international rule of order. madam president, the security council must take actions to push for a cease-fire. this should not be a matter of debate. rather, this is a moral obligation that the council cannot shy away. it's a legal responsibility that the council must assume. even more so, this is a political requirement that the council must fulfill in

accordance with the charter. the veto cannot muffle the strong call for cease-fire and end to a war. the security counsel cannot stop its work to fulfill its responsibilities just because of the veto. it must stop its collective punishment of the people of palestine. countries have less of their political calculations, to be truly impartial and responsible, and to make the right choice in pushing for cease-fire in gaza. we call on the international community to pull all diplomatic efforts to give the people of gaza a chance to live and give the people of the entire middle east region a chance to have peace and give it a chance for justice to be upheld. i thank you. >> i think the representative china from cash for his

statement. now i give the floor to the representative of slovenia. >> thank you very much. we voted for the resolution. the killing of civilians must stop. the suffering the palestinians are enduring is beyond anything i human being should be subjected to. an israeli ground offensive in rafah would push us on a path of no return. it's our duty to react before we wake up in a nightmare. that's why we are convinced it's high time for the council to pull the break. let me emphasize once again, slovenia condemns the terrorist attack by hamas on the seventh of october as well as their continuing attacks on israel. we continue to call for safe release of all hostages. we feel the pain of the

relatives and loved ones. we thank the leaders of egypt, qatar, and the united states for their tireless efforts and we hope that negotiations they are facilitating will sue bring -- soon bring peace to gaza. however, it is the responsibility of this counsel to maintain international peace and security. we believe that everyone can and should contribute their piece of the puzzle that we will eventually bring peace. we believe the council's role is important. it is indispensable. in order to end hostilities, to bring hostages home, to rapidly and safely deliver humanitarian assistance, lastly the council has a responsibility to the international community.

its expectations have been clearly expressed for a resolution with the overwhelming support of member states. it has been clearly manifested by citizens across the globe. their voices are loud and clear. the war needs to stop. the security council needs to hear these voices of global consciousness and respond to their demands and please. it all starts with a call for cease-fire, to end hostilities, bring hostages home, bring water and food to starving palestinians, to silence and clear the skies over gaza and israel. a call addressed to both sides, israel and hamas. it's our firm belief in human rights law, addressing all violations committed by both sides of the conflict in calling for accountability for those violation.

it is putting protection of civilians as the civilized norm in the center of our action. we therefore deeply regret that the council was made able -- not able to pass this resolution which we supported strongly. but we cannot give up. it's our responsibility to continue working towards a consensus in this body for peace in the middle east. thank you. >> i think the representative of slovenia for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative from switzerland. switzerland voted in favor of the draft resolutions. regrets that it was not adopted despite the very broad supported enjoys among the members of this counsel. i would like to thank the algerian delegation for its efforts in building consensus around this text. which calls in particular for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in gaza and the

immediate and unconditional release of all hostages held captive in gaza since the act of terror perpetrated by hamas on october 7. almost three weeks have passed since the first draft of this text was submitted. switzerland welcomed the intense negotiations taking place in the region and stressed the need to give them the necessary time to reach a result. at the same time, we stress the responsibility of this counsel to act in accordance with its mandate for the respective international humanitarian law and especially the protection of civilians. we regret that a more explicit condemnation of hamas's acts of terror was not included in the resolution despite the injunctions of several councilmembers including switzerland. however, the need to protect the civilian population in gaza is growing day by day. respect for international humanitarian law and human rights, as regards the protection of civilians, must

remain a priority for this counsel. under the geneva conventions, the delivery of humanitarian aid must be safe, rapid, and unimpeded. we cannot allow hundreds of thousands of besiege civilians to be left pray to famine and epidemics without adequate guarantees of security. for the delivery of humanitarian assistance and for their own protection. in addition, switzerland is very concerned about the risk of a large-scale military operation in rafah and the subsequent regional escalation it could entail. the draft resolution was therefore intended as a preventative measure against further escalation on the spot which would endanger the lives of all civilians including the hostages. this is why the call for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in gaza is in line with our collective commitment to respect and ensure respect for the geneva conventions and international humanitarian law in all circumstances.

switzerland remains committed to unified action by the council in this direction. we also recall that the parties are obliged to respect the two previous council resolutions on the subject and we would also recall the mandatory nature of the provisional measures ordered by the international courts of justice on the 26 of january. thank you. >> i think the representative from switzerland. i give the four to the representative of france. >> madam chair. france thanks algeria for preparing and proposing this resolution. it regrets that the resolution was not adopted, given the disastrous situation on the ground. the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages, specifically and explicitly requested by resolutions 2712 and 2720 of our counsel, as well as the draft that was just

rejected, should take place without further delay. there's extreme urgency to, without further delay, conclude an agreement on the cease-fire that would finally guarantee the protection of all civilians and a massive delivery of emergency aid. the human toll and humanitarian situation in gaza is intolerable and israeli operations must stop. it's urgent to massively deliver humanitarian aid to the gaza population. it's imperative to open the port and open a land path directly between jordan through all points of passage. it's incomprehensible and on acceptable that the council hasn't condemned the terrorist act committed by hamas on several -- seven october and sexual violence used as a weapon of war by these terrorists. we strongly deplore the situation and call upon the council to rapidly clear itself

of this ambiguous guilt. france reiterates its attachment to israeli security and will continue to resolutely be committed to full mobilization of the council on all aspects of this crisis. security, humanitarian, political. we recall that only a two state solution can possibly meet the needs of security for israel, the israeli people as well as legitimate aspiration of the palestinians to a state. it involves the creation of a palestinian state that would live in peace and security alongside israel. thank you. >> i think the representative of france. i now give the floor to the representative of mozambique. >> we begin by expressing our gratitude to the presidency for having convened this meeting to take action on this important

resolution on the middle east including the palestinian question. we also express our sincere appreciation to algeria for the tireless work that led to the tabling of the resolution aimed at ending the totally unacceptable and unbearable suffering of the palestinian people. the humanitarian catastrophe currently unfolding in gaza. madam president, by voting in favor of the security council resolution, mozambique aligns ourselves with the international community as a whole in its effort that overwhelmingly calls for the immediate cessation of activities in the gaza strip.

we consider it imperative that all parties scrupulously comply with their obligations and international humanitarian law and international law, human rights law in particular with regard to the protection of civilians and civilian infrastructure. we strongly call for the total in full compliance with the provisional measures laid down by the international court of justice within the scope of articles two and three of the convention on the provision and punishment of the crime of genocide, handed down on january 26 2024. throughout history, we had our

share of painful experiences with war and armed conflict. it's on this basis, on the dictates of the laws of war, that mozambique firmly opposes the displacement of the palestinian civilian population, women and children in particular. in that connection, we strongly appeal for the full implementation of the united nations security council resolution 2712 of 2023 and 2720 also of 2023. in the same vein, mozambique demands the immediate and unconditional release of all

hostages as well as a guarantee of humanitarian access to meet the medical needs of all hostages. mr. president, madam president, we urge the international communities and the secured counsel in particular to continue working tirelessly together to realize achieving peace and stability in the region based on a two state solution for the people of palestine and israel. i thank you. >> i think the representative of mozambique. i now give the floor to the representative of the republic of korea. >> thank you madam president. the republic of korea voted in favor of the resolution proposed by exterior -- algeria, considering the urgent need for

an -- i humanitarian cease-fire to end the suffering of civilians in gaza. right now in rafah, more than half of the entire population of gaza is densely packed. people are panicking at the looming catastrophe caused by full-scale ground operations. the republic of korea could not ignore the possibility of another humanitarian calamity that will lead to a huge number of fatalities. nonetheless, we are here to sedate our position that the heinous attacks by hamas where the direct cause of the current disaster in gaza. it is regrettable that a clear and unified condemnation of the deplorable terrorist acts perpetrated by hamas was missing in the draft resolution. madam president, the republic of korea takes note that serious

negotiations among key stakeholders are ongoing underground to achieve the long-overdue release of the hostages. we express our strong support and appreciation for these efforts. the republic of korea will continue to engage in council deliberations to achieve a cease-fire in gaza as well as the realization of the two state solution. thank you. >> we think the representative of the republic of korea. i now give the floor to the representative of japan. >> thank you madam president. it has been over four months of devastation and suffering since hamas's horrifying acts of terror against israel. we are witnessing an escalation

of violence and unimaginable humanitarian catastrophe. devastation on the ground is only worsening as each day goes by. particularly the situation in iraq for is deeply concerning. japan appreciates the ongoing tireless diplomacy led by countries throughout the region. coming down the situation as soon as possible. japan believes that i humanitarian cease-fire needs to be utilized promptly in such a way to ensure a conducive environment for sufficient humanitarian assistance activities as well as lead to the release of the remaining hostages. therefore, the realization of a sustainable cease-fire. based on this position, we call on all the parties concerned to act immediately from a

humanitarian viewpoint. in this vein, japan voted in favor of this draft resolution. we have a right to express our gratitude to algeria for their efforts to coordinate various positions among the councilmembers. at the same time, ensuring a more fair and balanced text, the resolution should've included a condemnation of the hamas terrorist attacks which this or cured council has so far failed to speak of. we couldn't agree on a resolution. we are all engaging seriously to stop the violence. this counsel should be a place to explore and find peace and security jointly, not a place to aim for finger-pointing. japan will continue to work constructively with our councilmembers to find a path

forward for peace and stability in the region. thank you. >> i think the representative of japan for his statements. i now give the floor to the representative of malta. >> thank you president. molto also thanks algeria for their constructive approach as 10 holders throughout the negotiation. we also voted in favor of this draft and we unequivocally reiterate our calls for a permanent cease-fire. it is regrettable that it prevents the council from calling for an end to this conflict. we also believe that the council has provided the ongoing negotiations taking place on the ground. however, we still find ourselves on the precipice of another wave of hostilities. this will undoubtedly have catastrophic consequences on the civilian population in rafah

already designated as a safe sound. we also reject and announce any displacement of the palestinian civilian population within gaza. such actions amount to grave breaches of international law. the famine is extremely troubling. it needs to be urgently addressed. israel is required to facilitate the full, rapid, safe, unimpeded delivery of humanitarian aid into gaza. at the same time, it's in central -- essential to ensure an effective humanitarian response. the situation also continues to be deeply worrying. the full and immediate implementation of security council resolution 2712 and 2720

is now more pressing than ever. to be clear, this counsel has the duty and responsibility to make sure that its decisions are respected. we also echo the calls for the remaining hostages to be immediately, safely, unconditionally released. we call on this counsel to denounce the terrorist acts of october 7. in closing, we need to underlie unwavering commitments to comprehensive peace based on the two state solution. thank you. >> i think the representative of malta for her statements. i give the floor to the representative of the united kingdom. >> thank you, president. we want to see the fighting in gaza and as soon as possible in a way that never again allows hamas to carry out the appalling terrorist attacks against israel we saw on the seventh of

october. last year. palestinian civilians are facing a devastating humanitarian crisis. we are particularly worried about the situation and offer -- in rafah where military operation could have appalling consequences for civilians sheltering their with nowhere else to go. ongoing negotiations are critical to secure the release of the hostages held in gaza. we are calling for an immediate suspension in fighting to get aid in and hostages out, leading to a permanent sustainable cease-fire. that means the release of all hostages, the formation of a new

palestinian government for the west bank and gaza. accompanied by an international support package. hamas no longer in charge with gaza and a political horizon which provides a credible and irreversible pathway towards a two state solution. president, we welcome the efforts of our algerian colleagues on this resolution. we regret that some of our proposals were not taken on board. simply calling for cease-fire as this resolution does will not make it happen. indeed, as it could endanger the hostage negotiations, it could

actually make a cease-fire less likely. the way to stop the fighting and potentially stop it from restarting is to begin with a pause to get hostages out and aid in. that is what we are calling for. it could end the fighting now. we will continue to work for a stop to fighting. i humanitarian response at scale , the release of all hostages, and the delivery of the two sovereign states of israel and palestine that ensures peace, security, and justice for both countries. thank you. >> i think the representative of the united kingdom for her statement. i now give the floor to the representative of sierra leone. >> madam president.

the delegation of sierra leone would like to thank algeria for proposing and facilitating efforts to agree to a resolution that would have led to an immediate cease-fire in the gaza strip. before i think the algerian delegation for leading a transparent and inclusive process. we voted in favor of the draft revolution -- resolution because of the priority for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire. the secured counsel is mandated to act promptly and effectively in order to maintain international peace and security. the council to act on article 99

of the u.n. charter. some members of the security council have had the opportunity to visit from the egyptian border and israel including representatives of the delegation of sierra leone. the assessment has been that only a humanitarian cease-fire would put an end to the unbearable killings in gaza. and the looming and unthinkable catastrophe in rafah. we appreciate in command member states on diplomatic engagement to secure a prolonged pause to the hostilities. while we do so, we remain worried that reaching a meaningful conclusion in practical terms would take time. that cannot be afforded by the suffering palestinian people.

the families of our hostages and the hostages themselves. the other agents have acted swiftly in this conflict. the u.n. general assembly has adopted a resolution 1021 and 1022 with the overwhelming majority demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in gaza. the u.n. invoked article 99 of the u.n. charter. last year -- the humanitarian catastrophe we are now seeing in gaza. as councilmembers, we are urged to demand an immediate humanitarian cease-fire. the international court of justice has acted promptly and rightly when called upon to do so by south africa.

the request for an indication of provisional measures, the icj, in the application of the convention and punishment of the crime of dozens -- genocide. the state of israel will take immediate and effective measures to enable the provision of urgently needed basic services and humanitarian assistance to address the conditions of life faced by palestinians in the gaza strip. the court deemed it necessary to emphasize that all parties of the conflict in the gaza strip are bound by inter--- international humanitarian law. it expresses great concern about the state of the hostages and calls for their immediate and

unconditional release. the icj reminded the parties that a provisional measure for the statute has binding effect and creates international legal obligations for any party to whom the provisional measures are addressed. in the absence of any change in the current conditions in gaza, coupled with the continued perpetration of the hostage situation following the 2024 order of the icj. the un security council is now more than ever compelled to act, to use the tools available to us as the council to save human lives and put a check on the inordinate destruction of civilians. madam president, it's extremely

worrisome that after 130 days in the conflict, a draft resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire, demanding the immediate and unconsidered -- unconditional release of hostages, rejecting forced displacement of the palestinians, the call for full safe access into gaza, and the optimum political solution of a two state solution could not be adopted. we deeply regret this. at this stage, with the immense suffering and anguish and gaza, the security council must get a complete halt to the hostilities in gaza strip and in the west bank. to do otherwise is to accept passively the prevalent criticisms of dysfunctionality of the council. meanwhile, reality and gaza is that of famine like conditions,

malnutrition, displacement, and the spread of infectious diseases and the potential of a spread in the conflict in the writer -- wider region. our failure to act extinguishes hope. the hope that 1.3 palestinians in rafah have supplicate it to us. beyond this, the hope that humanitarian -- humanity has placed in us to deliver on the council mandate. this must awaken our resolve to act. madam president, we look forward to not only having a positive outcome for the ongoing diplomatic situation, mediated by the united states, egypt, qatar. also as a security council we will have a product that will call for full and unconditional humanitarian cease-fire and the release of all hostages. we hope this will lead to an end in the fighting.

>> i think the representative of sierra leone. i give the floor to the representative of ecuador. >> madam chair. i would like to thank algeria for the draft resolution that was introduced. ecuador voted in favor of it, given that it believes that the council needs to take a stand on the humanitarian situation which is constantly unraveling. the draft that we just voted on was not perfect and included in it all the issues that we think were appropriate but it was presented after a negotiations process that included the necessary elements about the situation. mainly, it requests a humanitarian cease-fire that would make it possible to alleviate the situation for the civilian population.

it also demands the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages and it deplores the violence against civilians and all acts of terrorism including implicitly the horrific tax committed by hamas in october of last year. however, it's worth mentioning that ecuador, like several members of the council, required insistently that the text have explicit condemnation of the terrorist actions of hamas. we regret that it was not included in the text, that condemnation was not there. however, we think it's important to clearly signal the responsibility that's evident of all those present and also point to the responsibilities that will be seen in future. ecuador regrets at this time

that it was not possible to adopt a resolution and it will continue working so that the council can take a stance and act effectively through successful adoption. thank you. >> thank you representative of ecuador. i now give the floor to the representative of the russian federation. >> madam president. distant wrist colleagues. today, we have borne witness to yet another dark chapter in the history of the united nations security council. this was yet again written by the united states delegation. the u.s. delegation which continues to pursue the same objective, to provide clever to its closest middle east allies and drag out time, drag out their inhumane plans against gaza, specifically to expel the

palestinians from the strip and to completely cleanse the strip, literally transforming it into an inhabitable territory. under these circumstances, there are open discussions about categories which completely rollout the two state solution. once again having called for an end to gaza, against demands to condemn the actions of hamas. in doing so, our colleagues have remained silent about the 18th october day having already vetoed the brazilian draft resolution with his condemnation. the algerian draft was capable of reversing this situation, of ending the annihilation of palestinians in gaza. unfortunately, the latest u.s. veto prevented this from

happening and doomed the fate of thousands of peaceful gaza citizens. everybody needs to understand that this result is not the failure in the work of the u.s. security council. rather, this is a pernicious policy of a single member of the secured council, the united states. full responsibility for the consequences of this lies with washington, regardless of its attempts to elude this responsibility, stay shading on its important mediation efforts. regardless of how bitter the aftertaste of today's meeting may be, we have no intention of throwing in the towel. the demand from the u.n. secured counsel for the parties to immediately adopt a cease-fire remains imperative. absent this, any council product will be devoid of practical purpose.

we had an opportunity to see this based on the example of the humanitarian resolutions on gaza that the council previously adopted. these remain. letters on paper. as we warned, amid circumstances of active hostilities, it's impossible to deliver humanitarian assistance or monitor humanitarian pauses. turning to the u.s. text. previous, it was so proactively championed by the united states representative. as far as we are aware, this text has not even been officially circulated at the secured counsel. not to mention the fact that there was no comprehensive or meaningful discussion thereof. for this reason, for now this all looks like further spoilers which are designed to attract attention from the latest

shameful veto exercised by the u.s., a veto on a critically significant resolution for a cease-fire in gaza. we call on the membership of the security council not to be misled by the duplicitous ammunitions that there's a need to wait a little bit longer. the united nations security council waited for five months. with each passing hour that we wait, there are more and more human victims. i am for saiz this, it doesn't contain a call for an immediate cease-fire in gaza. the text refers only to a temporary -- even this when the conditions are right. so there's no real alternative to the algerian draft resolution which the u.s. vetoed. this brainchild is no viable alternative and cannot be.

this is yet another bad-faith attempt by washington to drag out the time for the purposes of advancing israel's benefits and allowing it to resolve the palestinian question. our shared objective is to prevent this from taking place and to accuse a just peace between the palestinians on israel -- and israel. let us resolve this together and perhaps our u.s. colleagues will at some point have their conscience awakened. thank you. >> representative of the russian federation. i give the floor to the representative of algeria. >> thank you madam president. madam president, allow me at the outset to express my

appreciation to all the members of the security council. for constructively participating in the negotiations. allow me also to think all states that voted for and not against the draft resolution. i only think so -- i also thank those who abstain. this draft resolution calls mainly for cease-fire in gaza. the draft resolution would have sent a strong message to palestinians. saying that the world is not

standing idly by their suffering. however, however and unfortunately, the security counsel failed once again to rise to the calls and aspirations of peoples of the world. this failure doesn't absolve the security council of shouldering its responsibilities. this failure does not of solve the international community of its obligations vis-a-vis the

unarmed palestinian people. this failure does not absolve the occupation power of its obligation to implement the precautionary measures ordered by the international court of justice. it is high time for the aggression to end. it is high time for humanitarian assistance to be delivered across gaza. it is clear that resolutions 2712 and 2720 would not achieve

their objectives. it is clear that assistance did not meet the basic needs of the palestinian people. we have to acknowledge that only a cease-fire, only a cease-fire can achieve the desired objective. madam president, the current situation requires everyone, by the algerian president, to work

on putting the purposes and principles of the united nations first. to provide the necessary protection to the palestinian people, and to put an end to their historic injustice. madam president, the people of our region have always looked up to the security counsel. as the source of international legitimacy. however, and unfortunately, the security council has failed them once again. our message to you today is that

the international community should respond to the calls for ending the killing of palestinians. by calling for an immediate cease-fire. all those impeding such calls should review their policies and their calculations because wrong decisions today will have a cost on our region and our world tomorrow. and this cost will be violence and instability.

so ask yourselves, examine your conscience. what will your decisions day -- today cost? how will history judge you? madam president. before i conclude, i would like to tell everyone that we will bury our murders this evening in rafah, in gaza, in all of palestine. and algeria will return tomorrow on back half of the arab world,

on behalf of muslim countries, and on behalf of all the free people in the world. powered by the souls of thousands of innocent people killed by the israeli occupation. with no accountability whatsoever. algeria will return to knock on the doors of the security council once again, to call for putting an end to the bloodshed in palestine. we will not stop until this

counsel shoulders its responsibilities in full. and imposes an immediate cease-fire. we will never tire and we will never stop. thank you, madam president. >> we thank the representative valadao cheer you for his statement. -- of algeria for his statement. colleagues, diana is disappointed that this counsel has once again been unable to deliver a cease-fire for the people of gaza. a cease-fire is a difference between life and death. for the hundreds of thousands of

palestinians and others stuck in the war zone that gaza has become. the delegation of algeria has approached the tabling of this resolution with great patience, transparency, and inclusivity. they have listened to all sides, acquiescing to requests for additional time to be given to all the efforts underway. it has been almost three weeks about the draft was circulated. we still find ourselves at square one. in that time, almost 2000 more palestinians were killed in gaza . another 2000 more injured. in those three weeks, every aspect of life in gaza has gotten worse. internal displacement has increased. a serious crisis underway in

rafah. food insecurity continued to worsen. a report stating that gaza now has the highest share of persons facing devastating levels of acute food insecurity that the ipc has ever classified for any given area or country. the humanitarian situation has been as increasingly severe. humanitarian access is extremely limited and peoples desperation has led them to looting age trucks to secure a morsel of food. the population is in dire straits. the most vulnerable among them including children, the elderly, and people with underlying conditions are especially

vulnerable to not -- val nutrition. all of this is happening in freezing temperatures. in that time, we've also seen a further hardening of positions for the worse. we've heard the determination of the israeli government to proceed with a ground operation in rafah despite the strong urgings to the contrary by many of its friends and partners and others in the international community. we know what a ground operation would mean. for the people who were driven there by the israeli dispense force. -- defense force. the orders from 26th of january are being completely ignored. as though there's no obligation to adhere to them. u.n. personnel are continuing to operate in gaza under these extremely dangerous circumstances with unprecedented

numbers of them killed since the seventh of october. the confliction mechanisms are not being respected. everyone is at risk and nowhere is safe. dear colleagues, what else needs to happen to ask -- act for the people in gaza? how many more lives must be goss -- lost? how many be named? we don't need a cease-fire now. resolutions 2712 and 2720 cannot be fully implemented if there is no cease-fire. the longer we take to agree on the need for a cease-fire, the longer this counsel will be seen as being complicit in what's taking place in gaza. to be clear, we call on the release of all hostages taken on october 7. and palestinians unlawfully detained in israeli presence

without trial. -- prisons without trial. though progress has been stalled for decades, the two state solution still remains the best option for a permanent and lasting resolution of the palestinian question. the current situation in gaza puts this two state solution at great risk, especially given the rhetoric from some israeli government officials. we call on the council to ask now for dos -- act now for gaza and for the future of both palestine and israel. a peaceful and stable israel depends on a peaceful and stable palestine. the two are not mutually exclusive. a peaceful palestine and israel is crucial for lasting peace and stability of the middle east region. thank you. i resume my function as president of the council. i now give the floor to the

permanent observer of the observer state of palestine. >> madam president. we thank you and your friendly countries for your leadership of the security counsel. we think algeria for all of its efforts and its statement that my brother delivered a few minutes ago. in bringing forth the draft resolution on behalf of the arab group. regarding the grave situation that continues to be fazed by the palestinian people in the gaza strip as israel, the occupying power, carries on with this genocidal war.

we also thank the 13 members of the security counsel who voted in favor of the draft and we thank you also for your intense engagement with the arab group led by the investor of algeria. during the course of the last three weeks, negotiating and good faith, trying to save the palestinian peoples lives in the gaza strip and not to allow the looming catastrophe flying over our heads and having a further we sincerely thank you for that effort, for your principled position and for your determination that a cease-fire has to be demanded, implemented

now to save lives, to save the gaza strip, to save the 1.5 million palestinians in the rafa district. this draft resolution was wrote precisely because israel persists with the onslaught, persists with every single great breach it has been committing despite the mere unanimous calls by the international community for a cease-fire. and there are provisional measures order to israel to cease all acts of genocide and insightment to genocide and to insure humanitarian assistance to the palestinian people who every day are facing death and destruction and the torment of starvation and reaped -- repeated force displacement.

it has been nearly three weeks since i last addressed the council following the court's order appealing for action to be take on the insure the implementation of the provisional measures to insure a cease-fire that will protect the palestinian people and aver the further -- avert the further ravaging of their lives by the israeli onslaught. but our appeals have regretably been to no avail. between our last council session between the 10th of january until today the casualty toll has risen from 26,000 palestinians killed by the israeli occupying forces to now almost 30,000 people killed and more than 69,000 people injured.

this means that in just the past 20 days alone, israel has killed nearly 4,000 more palestinian children, women and men in just 20 days. this is deplorable consequence of inaction. it means more than 200 palestinian killed every day. it means that by the time this security council session ends, more than 25 palestinians would have been killed. it means more babies will be murdered, wounded amputated and orphaned. more children will die of hunger and hypothermia and disease. it means the continued threat of the further force displacement of families, the looming danger

of a mass expulsion or worse slaughter of the nearly 1.5 million people in rafa who have nowhere to flee, no protection whatsoever. it means that continued depravation of the entire population of gaza left without food, water, medicine and shelter essential to alleviate suffering and insure survival. it means that the human lives that could have been saved and saved are instead being forsaken to israeli's general sigh dahl war machine deliberately knowingly by those who oppose a cease-fire. we all know this. we know the staggering figures. we have heard the warning from the secretary general, the heads of all agencies on the ground,

dozen of independent special and humanitarian hugh human rights agencies the world over, we have seen it with our own eyes in pictures and videos that have sered and stained our collective conscience and broken our hearts and our hyunity. in the face of the israeli order, the court sent another warning, issued another decision on 16 of february reminding israel that it has not fully complied with its on application under the genocide provisions and the order of the court on 26 of january. the court had to remind israel of its obligations are immediate and should be effective.

the call for cease-fire should have been agreed to long time ago. what threshold needs to be crossed for this council to finally demand a cease-fire? what could be more serious than the crime than genocide. history as my brother amar said is going to judge the council harshly. it is already doing so, impairing its credibility and authority in the eyes of people all over the world. perhaps, irrepairably.

but we will not be complacent in this inaction. we have a duty to our people to seek every possibly pathway to bring an end to the slaughter, an end to the trauma and terror, an end to the threats to expel them from their land. we will not be silent. and we will act with every legitimate means to uphold our sacred obligations to defend and protect our people and to pursue justice for them. that is why we have come back to the security council over and over again implore it to act, to protect our people. that is why we will not relent in seeking accountability, calling on the council, the general assembly and all states to act in line with the charter and obligations under

international law without said activity without exception. we will not stop demanding accountability for the war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide that israel is perpetrating against the palestinian people. but accountability must move beyond words in these chambers. it must mean real consequences for the occupying power for its criminal behavior. to this end, i just have returned around midnight last night from the hague where the state of palestine stood before the i.c.j. appealing to the court for justice after more than 75 years of nacabat. 65 years of belligerent occupation, 17 years of blockade and nearly 140 days of

vindictive punitive siege and massacre perpetrated by israel in gaza, which is a genocide. what crimes has israel not committed yet? we have gone to the court along with an unprecedented number of countries to confront the israeli immunity that has made life a living hell for the palestinian people, appealing for an immediate and complete end to this illegal colonial occupation and apartheid regime. the root cause of all the ills our people are suffering including this genocide and war. the court has undertaken its solemn dutyies acting swiftly both in respond to the case in south africa under the genocide convention and in response to the general assemblies' request

for advisory opinion, which we hope will be a true turning point in the quest for accountability and for justice for the palestinian people. when will the security council undertake its solemn dutys? when will they demand the cease-fire that has been demanded by the rest of the international community majority for months now? the veto of this draft resolution is not unregrettable after weeks of consultation, with every single council member and after endless patience by the state of palestine, the arab state and nearly the entire international community that for months have demanded a cease-fire, it is absolutely reckless and dangerous against -- again, shielding israel even

as it commits the most shocking crimes while exposing millions of innocent palestinian civilians to more untold horrors. it is not israel that should be protected. it is palestinian children, women and men who must be protected by this council acting now. only with a cease-fire can we give a chance for life, for resolution 27/12 and 27/20 to be implemented as the president of the security council has imply kate correctly. cease-fire would allow these two resolutions to be implemented. to be implemented for human tanner assistance to reach the millions of desperate people in need for agencies to deliver life-saving aid and a chance for

our collective effort to have a path for justice and peace. as long as the council will not demand a cease-fire it will be considered dirt elect in its duties but an enabler of the most horrific crimes that we are witnessing in the gaza -- in these days in gaza. the message begin today to israel with this veto is that it can continue to get away with murder. israel cannot and could not and should not get away with it. we will not allow it. this veto does not absolve israel of its obligations nor of those who shielded. not here in the security council, not in the i.c.j. and not anywhere. even if the security council

continues to share its responsibilities to be obstructed by the veto of a permanent member over and over the or organs of the international system are upholding their responsibilities and one day or another, palestinian children will not be viewed as a dem grabbing threat but as children with a right to life and to fulfill their hopes and dreams. i thank you, madam president. >> thank you for his statement. i now give the floor to the representative of israel. >> thank you, madam president, fifth ok 7th, this counsel has vote on numerous resolutions constructed around the same flawed theme, the concept of a cease-fire. these words are constantly mentioned in the security

council in the general assembly and by u.n. officials and agencies as if it is a silver bullet, a magical solution to all of the region's problems. for the past 137 days, the only solution discussed on the international stage is this absurd notion of a cease-fire. will a cease-fire bring home the hostages? will a cease-fire eliminate hamas? will a cease-fire disarm hezbollah, the houthis and all the other iranian terrorist proxies in our region? will it end the palestinian terror groups aiming for israel's annihilation? we're still waiting for president abbas to condemn the october 7th mass car. -- massacre. what will this cease-fire achieve?

a cease-fire achieve one thing and one thing only, the survival of hamas. exactly the opposite of how its portrayed. a cease-fire is a death sentence for many more israelis and gazans. supporting a cease-fire means supporting the survival of jihadist terrorist that is will continue -- continue butchering israelis and enlesley spilling the blood of innocents. there's a reason that the i.c.j. unanimously and rightly rejected south africa's attempt to undermine israeli right to defend itself by calling for a cease-fire. the very idea that israel would be denied this fundamental right while hamas will be free to hold hostages is morally unthinkable because as you know hamas is not going to even read your resolutions. so why are some on this counsel

determined, so determined to impose harmful measure that is the i.c.j. refused to take? you all know the answers. colleagues, a cease-fire is the epitome of a kick the can down the road policy, a cease-fire today means immunity for baby killers and rapists. it's an easy way to make this problem an issue for another day. with a cease-fire in place, hamas regroup, rearm and their next attempt to genocide israelis will only be a question of when not if. hamas has sworn publically to commit the atrocities of october 7 again and again and again and again until israelis are annihilated. so why is the council charged with security is so fix sated on aiding these monsters to stay in power?

just yesterday, israel exposed footage proving that cheri bibas and her two children were taken to gaza alive. so tell me distinguished council members, a 4-year-old and a baby were taken hostage by hamas among others and most of you choose to support a seize-fire? why do you want to leave in gaza. do you not see how immoral that it is? and what kind of precedent this would set for terrorists around the globe? dead you think about it when you vote this resolution that would insure that along with 133 hostages remain in dark terror tunnels? did you think about noa algamani.

she looked as she violently separated from her boyfriend and take on the gaza on the become of a motorbike has become a similar billion of the hostage's plight. in the heart wrenching video you can hear noa screaming and pleading with the terrorists not to abduct her. her mother a chinese israeli citizen originally from wuhan is terminally ill with stage four brain cancer. all she asks is that she can hug noa, her only daughter one last time before she succumbs to her illness. to my chinese colleague, i ask you in the name of li, rather than pushing for a harmful cease-fire which will keep noa in gaza, i urge you pressure

hamas, pressure hamas to release noa so that her mother can see noa one last time before her death. colleagues, jihadists around the globe see that the body mandated to uphold international secures is to continue to call the reign of terror. this does not i sure security. it prevents it. you truly want a cease-fire? well, israel also wants a cease-fire. your children are not the ones that are falling in battle against blood-thirsty terrorists. they are ours. if hamas survives, it will be our children that hamas will murder in cold blood again. israel seeks the cease-fire, but there is only one formula that we are willing to accept.

all of our hostages must be released. and hamas must turn themselves in. colleagues, the algerian resolution not only empowered jihadists by calling for a cease-fire. it fails to condemn hamas for their heinous crimes. not condemning hamas's atrocities has become a tradition here. it's tragic. hamas nazis invaded israel deliberately murdering family, raping women and girls and destroying everything they could getter that hands on. they are brutal terrorists who took pride in their barbarism. yet not once not even once since october 7, has this council or any u.n. body condemned hamas and their violence. one day, we mentioned history here. when historians study the reasons why the u.n. lost its standings and influence, the

inability of this organization to condemn terrorist that is slaughter children will be one of the driving factors, mark my words. but the impact of this council's decision spread much further than this room. if this council is incasable of condemning hamas, u.n. officials feel like they have further legit massically so whitewash hamas. mere days ago, secretary griffith said that they're not a terrorist group but a political movement. it's the intentional brutal murder of hundreds of civilians not terror? is the systemic rape of children not terror? is burning children alive not terror? we all know that hamas is a terrorist organization by staying silent in the face of hamas's crimes, you allow such light to perpetuate.

your politicized decision of silence promotes the falsehood that hamas can be reasoned with. that they are not the blood-thirsty terrorists that they are. and the is the stance the u.n. promotes. condemn hamas as a council. read this institution of its shame. do it for the sake of those butchered for the sake of the hostages, for the sake of morality and truth. it's in your hands. colleagues some of you have approached me and asked me why israel is so critical of its agencies. it has hopefully made it clearer to you one week ago special repertoire albanez stated that the victims of. october 7 were not murdered to

their identity but in response of their so-called oppression. this is victim blaming and a clear indication of terror. but for some u.n. employees even some of those words are not enough. dozens of employees took active foles the october 7th, massacre. while many more praised the savage attack. ali musalem anaa mi stopped the buddy of jonathan into a truck to be taken to gaza. a hamas data center was direct under -- connected to power supply. and terror ton else in have been found running underneath various facilities, schools, everything. out of unrest, 1300 employees out of gaza, 12% are members of

hamas. and that's 236 of them are active terrorists in these organizations armed wings. anra has prune to be an instrumental part of hames terror moo sheen which makes them a terrorist organization. rather than take responsibility for the weaponization of this murderous u.s. agency, the commissioner has chosen to say that he had no knowledge of hamas's hole on his own agency. this is blatantly false. israel expod terror tunnels under schools and supplied evidence. you can see it in my twitter asked. >> eternally september letters to the commissioner and the secretary general. we implored them for years.

yes, not only they refuse, they chose to bury their heads in the sand and ignore their reality. this is why every >> , every statement or number provided by the u.n. cannot be trusted. in gassa your colleague's ha mass the u. n. and the u.n. is hamas. >> they had one in the sends is the modem of perandi. it will not change the reality on the ground. a terrorist is a terrorist. a terror organization -- and a low abiding liberal democracy will remain as touch. etch if at here for spirit cal listens, lying becomes darkness and day becomes night. this is also the case with the escalating situation with

lebanon. for years, israel has called for this council to impose the implementation of secure council resolution 1-7-0-1. tragically, this is no los angeleser a situation that can be ignored. the clock is ticking. it is not a matter of years, but weeks before israel will be forced to implement resolution 1701 ourselves. just yesterday, a hezbollah drawn was down while flying over the sea of galley. deep in the see of israel. over 200 missiles have rained down on the city's north. 2,000. and nearly 100,000 residents of northern israel have been displaced due to the threat posed by hezbollah with of course, iran's backing.

a cease-fire in gaza is not only destructive for israel about the palestinians, it insures that the blind eye is turned to what is unfolding in the rest of the region. >> read the houthis. pro iran militias targeting even america service members. the clock is ticking. and sadly, we will be forced to take decisive action. terror will never been tolerated. mad -- madam president, this should be pew aside for the sake of the mandate. >> it means death and destruction. ignoring -- not condemning them means 'em powering terrorists word wide. and focusing only on gaza while looking a way from the terror

aggression across the building. we lead to a future that none of us seek. the security council must fulfill its mandate. you must face real. reality is not found when one's head is buried in the sand. thank you, madam, president. >> representative of israel for his statement. i will give the floor to the representative of qatar. >> i would like to thank you madam president. and i would like to thank the and the countries of the council and saudi arabia kuwait, and the kingdom of bahrain align themselves with the statement to be delivered by the arab group. madam president, today's meeting is been being held under extremely difficult circumstances. the situation in the gaza strip

has increasingly deteriorated and we have faced the worse humanitarian disaster the world has ever seen. almost all residents of the gaza strip who numbers more than 2 million people and they have faced the risk of starvation at a time when the aggression by the israeli occupying power -- brethren has been ongoing for five months. the g.c.c. has cautioned about the frequency of military attacking against the palestinian brothers. the majority of whom are women and children who have been killed, wounded and people under rebel we call on the notion set to assume responsibility. the u.n. officials said they've never seen a situation as that that's taken place today.

the charter of warned about the dangers of the collapse of the humanitarian system and of public orders and gaza. he called for a an meet cease-fire. and the council dating 2022. the gulf corporation council condemn the israeli threat with the launch of a military operation in the city of rougha. we caution against the fact that these threats por tend an increase in violence levels. these threats represent a danger. we firmly condemn the attacks as formed the displacement of civilians. in the city of rafa. >> the new -- this is the in the same vein we regret the

donors in financing, specifically in light of the dangerous humanitarian situation which we all bear witness to. we align ourselves with the sg on his call for countries who have halted the resort to reconsider and reinstate financing for the agency to end the humanitarian disaster in gaza and prevent it from worsening. our countries reiterate their position in support of the cause and the legitimate right of the people to establish an independent state on the borders with east jerusalem at the capital. arab states of the gcc extend the appreciation for the ongoing negotiations around the agreement for a humanitarian truths in gaza. qatar has been facilitating efforts alongside the arab republic of egypt and the u.s. to free hostages and detainees to guarantee greater deliveries

of humanitarian assistance at the rescue efforts. gcc has profound regrets regarding the failure of the counselor -- counsel to adopt the resolution submitted by algeria. it is humanitarian by content and alliance. we wish to emphasize our country will continue efforts alongside partners at all levels to guarantee the achievement of any needed humanitarian aid in gaza and end to the bloodletting of the people and bring relief to gaza and let us protect civilians and thank you very much. >> thank you to the representative of qatar for her statement and i now give the floor to the representative of tunisia. >> thank you, madam president. it is my honor to deliver the

statement on behalf of the arab group. thank you for holding this session. we would like to think algeria and security council for taking the initiative to draft negotiations and make every effort to renegotiate to preserve the security counsel and reach consensus on a call for immediate humanitarian cease-fire. this is the most urgent measure during these catastrophic circumstances in the gaza strip and the horrible humanitarian suffering of the palestinian people. it is caused by the occupation forces continued aggression, war crimes, genocide, against the palestinian people which continue unabated. the occupation forces also continue imposing collective punishment and present --

prevent assistance from being delivered to gaza. the arab group would like to thank the council members that positively contributed and constructively participated in the negotiations on the draft resolution and focused on the adoption. at the same time we regret that counsel failed to adopt the resolution and failed once again to shoulder it's a legal responsibility as the main organization interested with international needs and security. we reaffirm like other countries and members of security council and u.n. and humanitarian organizations the need for an immediate cease-fire and the need for -- to prevent the application -- occupation that targets palestinians and to

prevent another forced displacement of palestinians and emptying of palestinian land. it is unacceptable by any standard for the security council to continue to work at the whim of political calculations and narrow interests at a time where daily attacks continue on palestinian people, deepening their suffering and killing thousands, including children, women, elderly, and sick people. the security council failed today to speak in one voice and put the principles of international humanitarian law and the right to life first. this sends the wrong message once again into the occupying power and gives them carte blanche to continue crimes. considering itself above the law and all accountability.

it worsens the lack of trust and credibility of this organization. we reject to once again the policies of favoritism of the occupation scheme and its protection at the expense of thousands of palestinians were being killed and their lands that is being stolen based on the schemes of displacement. we reject the double standards that only protract and lead to the non-implementation of any relevant resolution. this has caused massacres and abuse of the rights of palestinian people. we call for dealing with all situations in question with the same level of commitment and same standards. we call upon the security council to provide protection to palestinian civilians and accelerate humanitarian

assistance to gaza. we fully support the efforts of the coordinator in gaza and her efforts to address the humanitarian situation in the gaza strip. madam president, the current efforts to agree on an exchange of prisoners, detained persons, do not go against the call for an immediate cease-fire because the cease-fire can only facilitate such efforts. nothing can justify the insistence to reject the draft resolution calling for the cease-fire and allowing the international community and security council to speak in one voice to continue military operations and displaced

palestinians. as we attempt to steer the council away and prevented from shouldering its responsibility set out in the charter for such situations, we cannot help but wonder, what exactly is the role of the security council? when will it be allowed to play this supposed role? how many innocent lives should be killed before this actually happens? is 28,000 killed, more injured and more displaced and not enough? is the destruction of all of the infrastructure, homes, hospitals, worship places and offices not enough? is the killing of dozens of humanitarian workers and journalists not enough? madam president, the arab group strongly condemns the repeated attacks by the occupation power

on syria and lebanon and the violation of their sovereignty, the killing of innocent civilians and anything that threatens peace and stability in the region on world. we will continue to make every effort at all levels and in all four so that the international community shoulders its responsibility without political consideration. we compel the power to respect international humanitarian law and end the criminal scheme and blatant violation of the rights of the palestinian people. thank you, madam prisoner -- met on president. >> thank you for his statement. i rep it -- i invite the representative of egypt to participate in this meeting. it is so decided. i now give the floor to the representative of egypt. >> thank you, madam president.

distinguished members, we have witnessed once again a stark example of double standards. the u.s. delegation for the third time has obstructed the adoption by the security council of a cease-fire resolution on gaza despite 13 votes in favor. of the just resolution submitted by algeria with support by arab groups. we are grateful for algeria, the member of the security council for putting forward this resolution and grateful for all those who voted in favor of the resolution. yet egypt expresses disappointment and frustration as a result of the obstruction by the u.s. by obstructing this

main body entrusted to us -- to resume its duties. where does this u.s. a vote to stand in the face of the humanitarian suffering in this 20th week in the war in gaza? how can we call international order when we are only met with deaf ears? when the secretary-general of the u.n. invoked the charter of the united nations [indiscernible] indicating provisional measures

indicative of the urgent need for cease-fire. reports on the catastrophic situation in gaza along the borders with egypt, are they not enough to convince the u.s. delegation to vote in favor of cease-fire? 140 days after the onslaught of the conflict and more than 30,000 citizens lost their lives? women and children. as a result of the war in gaza. egypt was the first arab country to find peace with israel and are more keen on peace in the middle east region and egypt will continue bearing the heaviest brunt materially as a result of the crisis.

despite the opinion of the council, egypt is committed to work to put an end to the bloodshed and destructive war to achieve the aspirations of peace and stability and the establishment of an independent palestinian state. egypt negotiates and mediates seriously in coordination with the u.s., qatar, and palestine to release palestinian hostages and deliver humanitarian aid and to put an end to the humanitarian situation in gaza. to save the palestinian brothers

from the unjust siege imposed on them by the israel occupying power and forced displacement on palestinian people to liquidate the palestinian cause. cease-fire would not impede negotiations. let us negotiate a smooth flow of humanitarian aid and to heal the wounded instead of negotiating in an atmosphere of war and destruction caused by

the israel war machine. egypt's call for all of you is plain and simple. cease-fire now. let's not mistake the noble and -- end as having political declarations, it will only save civilians. egypt is against the catastrophic risks looming against the palestinian people as a result of the declared plans of israel to have a fence -- gaza offensive in rafa and we warned the international community of the consequences of this destruction. thank you. >> thank you for your statement. the representative of china has asked for the floor to make a further statement. i now give them the floor.

>> thank you, madam president. earlier we heard representative of israel raising a question to the chinese delegation. in response, we would like to say every life is precious and has the right to be protected. regarding your reference, the israeli citizen being detained, her mother was once the national of china, recently our diplomat here in new york at the request of israel met with friends of noah. we heard she returned home early. china has never stopped calling for the early release of all those detained. therefore come up with the mediation of egypt and qatar, there will be progress in

negotiating a deal. as we have repeated emphasize, punishment for the palestinian civilians is not the right response, it is counter productive. the only way towards peace between the two countries is a two state solution to avoid a bigger disaster. the pressing priority is immediate cease-fire. we hope israel will listen to the overwhelming voice of international community and the council members and other countries, make the correct judgment rather than changing the subject. thank you. >> thank you for the statement. there are no more names listed for speakers. this meeting is adjourned. >> c-span's washington journal.

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