The UN Security Council approved a resolution on the Gaza Strip: which 2 countries abstained during the vote

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution on the Gaza Strip/Collage 24 Channel (photo by Getty Images)

The war between Israel and Hamas continues in the Gaza Strip. The United Nations calls for a pause in hostilities, as well as an increase in humanitarian assistance to people.

On Friday, December 22, the UN Security Council approved the relevant resolution by a majority vote. It is important that it does not call for a complete ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

UN Security Council Resolution on Gaza

As international publications report, the document was initiated by the United Arab Emirates. 13 countries supported it, no one voted against it. At the same time, the United States of America and Russia abstained.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's chief adviser, Mark Regev, made a statement before the vote. He said his country is not against pauses and humanitarian efforts for the benefit of civilians in the region and, in particular, the Palestinians.

Israel has no problems with these things: we do not consider the civilian population of Gaza as the target of our operation. We want to support, see humanitarian aid, reach civilians. Our enemy is Hamas.

More context

• It should be noted that on December 8, the United States vetoed a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The country's deputy representative to the UN, Robert Wood, said that the resolution was “detached from reality” and would not have affected anything.
• After this, US State Department head Antony Blinken had talks with his colleagues from Egypt, the UAE and other countries of the Middle East. Based on the results of the dialogue, it was possible to approve the resolution.
• We also remember that on December 13, the United Nations General Assembly voted for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. 153 countries supported the corresponding document, Austria and the Czech Republic were the only EU countries that voted against.