“UN Rights Expert Alleges Israel of Genocide Acts in Gaza War”

The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, demanding the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. The United States did not participate in the voting on this resolution, while 14 out of 15 members of the Security Council supported the resolution.

This resolution of immediate ceasefire was presented by 10 member countries of the Security Council. It should be noted that the Ministry of Health of Gaza says that the number of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza after October 7, 2023, has exceeded 32 thousand since the ongoing operations in Palestine.

Israel is also facing pressure from the world to present evidence to the world that its operations are only against Hamas. The Israeli army claims that 10,000 Hamas fighters have been killed in airstrikes and ground operations so far in response to the killing of 1,200 people in the October 7 attacks by Hamas.

The Israeli military has consistently defended its strategy, insisting that it is only targeting Hamas fighters and installations while keeping civilian casualties to a minimum. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has accused the US of ‘backsliding’ from its previous position shortly after the resolution was passed by the UN Security Council.

The statement issued by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office said that the United States abandoned its policy at the United Nations today. Just a few days ago, the United States supported a Security Council resolution that linked the demand for a ceasefire with the release of hostages. According to the statement, China and Russia vetoed the resolution in part because they opposed a ceasefire that involved the release of hostages. 

Yet today, Russia and China, along with other countries, supported the new resolution because it has no such connection. Unfortunately, the United States did not veto the new resolution, which called for a cease-fire that did not depend on the release of hostages. This is separate from the consistent position of the United States in the Security Council since the beginning of the war.

The statement issued by the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office added that “Today’s resolution gives Hamas hope that it will use international pressure to force Israel to a cease-fire without releasing its hostages, thereby ending the war effort.

And the effort to release the hostages will be detrimental to both. According to the statement, ‘Prime Minister Netanyahu made it clear last night that if the US withdraws from its principled position and does not veto this harmful resolution, he will cancel the visit of the Israeli delegation to the US. 

Considering the change in the American position, Prime Minister Netanyahu has decided that the delegation will remain in Israel. Earlier on Monday, Israel warned four European countries that their ongoing plans to recognize a Palestinian state could undermine the chances of possible negotiations to ease the conflict.

It should be noted that in a statement released by Spain on Friday, it was mentioned an agreement called ‘Peace in the Middle East’.Spain said it, along with Ireland, Malta, and Slovenia, had agreed to take the first step towards recognizing a Palestinian state in the Israeli-occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip.

In a statement issued by Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz on X (former Twitter), it was said that ‘recognizing the Palestinian state after the October 7 massacre sends a message to Hamas and other terrorist organizations that murderous Israelis are being targeted. The response to terrorist attacks will be given to the Palestinians in the form of political or dialogue.

He further said that ‘the resolution of the dispute will be possible only through direct negotiations between the parties. Any involvement in the recognition of a Palestinian state will only serve to disrupt efforts to reach a solution and not only that, it will increase regional instability.