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US vetoes a UN Safety Council ceasefire decision as lots of of Palestinians are killed in new assaults on Gaza.
Right here’s how issues stand on Thursday, December 9, 2023:
Combating
- The Palestinian media stated early this morning that bombardments by Israeli forces resulted in “dozens” of casualties within the north and south of Gaza.
- Israeli assaults on the Gaza Strip killed at the least 310 Palestinians in a 24-hour interval, in accordance with the authorities in Gaza.
- The Palestine Olympic Committee stated 64 athletes and sports-related officers have been killed in Gaza since October 7, in accordance with the official Wafa information company.
- An Israeli drone fired on a automotive in southwest Syria, killing 4 folks, in accordance with Syrian state media.
- Israel carried out raids within the southern metropolis of Hebron and in Qalqilya in addition to Jericho, Jenin, Salfit and Ramallah, in accordance with Al Jazeera sources and the Palestinian media.
- US officers informed Reuters that Washington requested Congress to approve the sale of 45,000 shells for Israel’s Merkava tanks.
- Palestinians paid tribute to Refaat Alareer, a outstanding poet and scholar who sought to inform the tales behind the information headlines in Gaza, who was killed by Israel.
UN veto
- The US vetoed a United Nations Safety Council decision calling for a humanitarian ceasefire within the Gaza Strip.
- Hamas strongly condemned the US veto on the proposed decision as “unethical and inhumane”.
- UN Common Meeting President Dennis Francis stated he would proceed to work for an instantaneous humanitarian truce in Gaza.
- Israel’s envoy to the UN, Gilad Erdan, thanked US President Joe Biden for “standing steadfastly” with Israel.
Diplomacy
- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas referred to as for an instantaneous finish to the warfare in Gaza and a world peace convention to work out a long-lasting political answer, resulting in the institution of a Palestinian state.
- Saudi Arabia’s International Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud informed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that “urgent steps” have to be taken to realize a truce in Gaza and the supply of meals and medical provides.
- A UN World Meals Programme official stated “chaos, desperation” are widespread as displaced Palestinian households are ravenous on the streets of Gaza.
- The White Home stated extra might be carried out by Israel to cut back civilian casualties and the US shares worldwide issues in regards to the humanitarian state of affairs in Gaza.