Lebanon’s state-run national news agency said the Ghobeiry area ‘witnessed heavy gunfire’ from Israeli forcesThe UN security council’s 10 elected members – Ecuador, Japan, Malta, Mozambique, Switzerland, Algeria, Guyana, South Korea, Sierra Leone and Slovenia – have circulated a draft resolution demanding “an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire” in Gaza.
The draft resolution, which was sent to the council’s five permanent members yesterday, reiterates the council’s demand “for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages” seized during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 250 taken hostage. Israel says about 100 hostages are still being held, though not all are believed to be alive.
The US, Israel’s closest ally and biggest weapons supplier, holds the key to whether the security council adopts the resolution. The four other permanent members – Russia, China, Britain and France – are expected to support it or abstain.The draft, obtained by The Associated Press, also demands immediate access for Gaza’s civilian population to humanitarian aid and essential services (the UN relief and works agency, Unrwa, said earlier this week that “aid entering the Gaza Strip is at its lowest level in months”). Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/nov/15/middle-east-latest-lebanon-israel-gaza-hamas-hezbollah
Author : Yohannes Lowe
Publish date : 2024-11-15 08:19:43
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