Dec 24, 2023, 2:00 PM

Israel preventing implement UNSC resolution on aid for Gaza

Israel preventing implement UNSC resolution on aid for Gaza

TEHRAN, Dec. 24 (MNA) – Palestine says that the Israeli regime on Saturday attempted to obstruct the implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 2720 concerning the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

The Palestine Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the Israeli regime had turned the Gaza Strip into a "mass grave for civilians."

It condemned Israel's escalation of violence and genocide against Palestinian civilians, "in the strongest terms".

The statement said that Zionists escalation of tension in the region is "defiance to the international public," indicating that “Zionists intensification of attacks across all regions from the northern to the southern Gaza Strip, destruction of all settlement squares, and targeting of all components of human life in the northern Gaza Strip” clearly is a demonstration of that fact, Anadolu Agency reported.

It underscored that the Israeli regime, through its policies, was actively attempting to obstruct the implementation of the Security Council’s resolution.

The statement called for intensified international efforts within the Security Council to bring an end to the war and an immediate cease-fire.

It also warned that Israel's transformation of the entire Gaza Strip into a mass grave for the dead and living was imminent.

A draft resolution that urged urgent action for uninterrupted and secure access to expanded humanitarian aid in Gaza was adopted Friday by the Security Council after four postponements.

The resolution received 13 "Yes" votes from the 15-member Council, with the US and Russia abstaining.

Prior to the vote, the US vetoed a proposed amendment by Russia that called for an immediate cessation of hostilities to ensure uninterrupted and secure access to humanitarian aid in Gaza.

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry regarded the resolution as a belated but significant step toward ending attacks in Gaza.

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