Brazil, which holds the Council’s presidency this month, will also submit a text condemning “Hamas’ abhorrent terrorist attacks,” according to diplomatic sources.
The UN Security Council will meet today at 22:00 GMT (01:00 tomorrow Tuesday, Greek time) for the clash between Israel and Hamasthe United Nations confirmed, with diplomatic sources referring to two different draft resolutions.
Russia on Friday circulated to the rest of the Security Council member states a draft resolution to be put to a vote and calls for an “immediate sustainable humanitarian cease-fire that will be fully respected” and for “unhindered” humanitarian access to the besieged Gaza Strip. siege, according to these sources.
Brazil, which holds the Council’s presidency this month, will also submit a text condemning “Hamas’ abhorrent terrorist attacks,” according to diplomatic sources.
The Moscow-proposed text, seen by AFP over the weekend, condemned “strongly all violence and hostilities against civilians and all acts of terrorism”.
But until yesterday, Sunday, the draft resolution did not mention Hamas, while the United States mainly insisted that the Security Council clearly condemn the “abhorrent acts of terrorism” by the Palestinian Islamic system that launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7.
To be adopted, a resolution needs the approval of at least nine of the Council’s 15 members, without a veto by one of the five permanent members (the United States, Britain, France, Russia and China).
Source :Skai
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