Russia denounces Israel’s ‘inhumane plans’ for Gaza — RT World News

Russia's representative to the United Nations, Vasily Nebenzia, said on Tuesday that the United States is shamefully covering up Israel's plan to make Gaza uninhabitable, after his American colleague used his veto against the resolution calling for a truce in the Palestinian Strip.

The resolution proposed by Algeria calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza to allow the distribution of humanitarian aid. The project was supported by 13 members of the Security Council, with the United Kingdom abstaining from voting, but it failed because the United States voted no. This is the third American veto on decisions related to Gaza since Israel declared war on Hamas last October.

“Today we witnessed another black page in the history of the UN Security Council.” Nebenzia said after the vote. “It was written again by the American delegation, which seeks the same goal – to cover its closest ally in the Middle East and buy time as much as possible, so that [Israel] It can complete its inhumane plans for Gaza, namely, removing the Palestinians from the Strip and completely “cleansing” the Strip, with the immediate effect of turning it into an uninhabited area.”

Over a period of months, Israeli air and artillery strikes destroyed a large part of Gaza's infrastructure, and most of the Strip's two million residents were displaced within the Strip. About 29,000 Palestinians have been killed so far, according to local health authorities.

Many Israeli officials have raised the idea of ​​razing Gaza entirely to the ground Deportation All its residents came to Egypt as the only way to defeat Hamas and ensure Israel's security. West Jerusalem declared war on the armed movement after the October 7 raid on Israeli towns and settlements outside Gaza that killed an estimated 1,200 Israelis and captured 240 others.

The main American objection to the Algerian proposal was that it demanded a ceasefire but did not require the release of the hostages.

He added, “Demanding an immediate and unconditional ceasefire without reaching an agreement that requires Hamas to release the hostages will not lead to lasting peace.” US envoy Linda Thomas-Greenfield informed the Security Council before the vote. Alternatively, it could prolong the fighting between Hamas and Israel.”

“The ceasefire achieves only one thing – the survival of Hamas.” Israeli envoy Gilad Erdan said. “The ceasefire is a death sentence for many Israelis and Gazans.”

Algerian Ambassador Ammar Ben Jamaa said that a vote in favor of the resolution is a vote in favor “The Palestinians' right to life” While voting against “It implies support for the brutal violence and collective punishment meted out to them.”

The Palestinian delegate to the United Nations, Riyad Mansour, told the Council that the American veto is a message to Israel about this “He could continue to get away with murder.”

The United States has prepared its own draft resolution calling for… “temporary” A ceasefire and opposition to the Israeli ground attack on the town of Rafah in southern Gaza, according to a text seen by Reuters on Monday. Thomas Greenfield doesn't plan to “Accelerates” Vote for it, however.

According to the American text, the Security Council will do so “Reaffirms its support for a temporary ceasefire in Gaza as soon as practicable, based on the formula of releasing all hostages, and calls for the lifting of all obstacles to the provision of widespread humanitarian assistance.”